A small villa said to have inspired the design of the court jester at the heart of Giuseppe Verdi's 1851 opera.

Atop the former site of a historic bakery sit two stone tributes to Verona's contribution to traditional Italian baking.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

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

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

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

A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

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

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

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