Places terryjameswoods Wants to Go

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

A medieval tower, dating back to the 12th century, lingers in the Roman countryside.

Striking fusion of Islamic and postmodern architecture, said to be the largest mosque in Western Europe.

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.

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