Places anewell2s Wants to Go

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

When Joseph Marconnott died, he had a unique final wish: to be mummified and put on display.

The charred, dead skeleton of an oak tree is said to have consoled a dying 16th-century Italian poet.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

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

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

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

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

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

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

Everything from fried brains to stewed lungs are on the menu at this nose-to-tail spot.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

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