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

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

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

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

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.