Places ggow Wants to Go

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

Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

A plaque on the base of this statue holds a bewitching design.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

The middle finger of modernity.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.