With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

The partially submerged ruins of a white marble quarry used in ancient Greece for over 1,200 years.

After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

A large replica of a monumental Roman inscription is located on the side of this museum.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

One of the earliest relics of Italian art is this ornately equipped stone soldier.

A former mining village that now operates as an open-air museum.

The construction of a new church near Venosa was started in the 11th century, but never finished.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

According to a local legend, this bridge was constructed by an astrologer with the help of the devil.

The entire known universe of the ancient Etruscans is held inside this bronze model of a sheep’s liver.

Inside this building is another country within Rome, a sovereign entity without a physical territory.

This castle was once the home of one of the most powerful women of the Renaissance.

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

A mushroom-shaped outcropping that has come to be the symbol for an entire town.