Places chrispawluk Wants to Go

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

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

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

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

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

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

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

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

An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

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

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.