In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

A visionary Italian architect created an impressive cluster of concrete structures for a family's private tomb.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

An eccentric home in Sicily turns heads on a regular basis.

Windblown rock formations in an ancient Roman quarry.

Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.

This cliff-face port is considered a masterpiece of mining engineering.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

An unusual house built using an iso-elastic membrane.

Ancient cave tombs known as the "houses of fairies."

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

Sleep amongst an abundance of art from the modern era.

This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.