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A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.

Since 1999, this gelateria founded by a string instrument maker has been turning out some of Rome’s best scoops.

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

An oasis of beauty, tranquility and botanical research in the middle of Rome.

Chef Leonardo Vignoli subtly updates Roman classics in a storied space.

A small but very fascinating fountain in the center of Rome with four books and a deer carved.

For one of Rome’s finest renditions of cacio e pepe, head straight to this osteria.

Once the home of a renowned slaughterhouse, formerly working-class Testaccio is still the place to go for Roman offal dishes.

Roman-style pizza al taglio arrives here with magnificent, crackly crust.

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.

For more than a century, this hole-in-the-wall near Termini Station has been serving what some say is the greatest porchetta sandwich.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.

The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.