The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

The middle finger of modernity.

The whiskey producer's archives includes a historical list of infractions committed by and associated penalties exacted upon employees.

These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.

A restaurant with an extensive Irish whiskey bar also has several first editions of famous works by Irish authors.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The largest portal tomb in Europe has a capstone weighing around 150 tons.

This 5,300-year-old tomb with mysterious carvings crowns an Irish mountain.

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.

An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.