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

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

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

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

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

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

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

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

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

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

A square-domed symbol of resilience in the heart of the old Jewish Ghetto.

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

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

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

A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

This medieval church in Rome was almost destroyed following a terrorist attack in 1993.

Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.