A deep mark on the remains of a Roman temple, believed to be left by a legendary warrior.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

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

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

Hidden away in an alleyway, this diminutive chapel is said to be the smallest church in Rome

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

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

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

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

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

An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum.

This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.

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

This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

Crispy, cheesy rice balls—the Roman answer to arancini—take center stage here.

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

Among the busts of heroes of the Roman Republic of 1849, there is also a statue of a boy and his dog.

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

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.

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

This controversial memorial to the Titanic's captain stands in a peculiar place.