An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.