Museo delle Torture — Attraction in Naples

This may be the scariest place I've ever visited. Stumbled upon it one night in November 2016. It was one of the few places still open after dark. Reasonable admission price. And there was only one other couple touring the place well ahead of us while we were there. They left halfway through our tour. The exhibits themselves are gruesome and way more detailed than the Tower of London dungeon. But what really frightened me was the vibe of the whole place. They had this one song playing on loop. No variation to the audio throughout the tour. But when my husband and I were in the basement as the last section of the museum, we were the only ones down there at the time. I felt queasy and super on edge. He was reading a description in one corner and I was wandering farther down the room when I swore I heard a woman's high pitched scream. I thought maybe it was part of the background music for a moment, but kept listening and realized it hadn't been a part of the loop the entire time we were there. I asked my husband if he heard it and he didn't know what I was talking about. I felt rushed to leave after that. Honestly, I left there and still felt uneasy for a good 30 minutes before the feelings finally subsided.

So, if you like the macabre? Go visit...

It's a really small museum which you can do in 30 minutes or less. If you don't like really, you can do this in 10 minutes. It's an interesting place if you are into macabre stuff and would be a nice place to fill up an awkward short gap in between touring or eating around the area. The ticket seller is very friendly, and there are English descriptions. Some of the translations are poorly done, but still understandable. The collection of torture devices is quite commendable and they have fake body parts staged on them, especially on those that are hard to picture in your head. You definitely don't need a wild imagination to understand how they used the devices hundreds...

We got the tickets through a Groupon promo which gave entry for 2 at around 9€. Incredible place in the city centre (quite hidden though, so keep an eye for the sign board). The lady at the counter was extremely pleasant. The place (around 4 rooms) is amazing with all the torture instruments (bone breaking, flagellation, impalement, virgin of Nuremberg etc) and detailed descriptions in the main European languages. Not for the feeble hearted though (some girls left after some minutes because it was too macabre in their opinion). I advice it to anyone who intends coming here and wants to see what it felt like living in the...