A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Despite being pillaged and destroyed a number over times down the centuries, this historic church still sort of stands.

Sitting right on the border between East and West Jerusalem this modern art museum is in itself a symbol of Israel's hoped-for unity.

Through a collection of modern bric-a-brac this museum tells the story of the Jewish people from Biblical times to today.