Places Jfmcl Wants to Go

Since 1999, this gelateria founded by a string instrument maker has been turning out some of Rome’s best scoops.

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

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

This room of wonder is full of relics, from knights in armor to rare works of art.

This small Roman arch was transformed into a dwelling by the founder of the Trinitarian Order.

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

An 18th-century post box used to alert the church of sick and ailing foreign pilgrims.

This hermitage celebrates the legend of Emperor Constantine's healing from leprosy.

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

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

A small cell adjacent to this church was once the bedroom for a renowned saint.

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

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

Inside this building is another country within Rome, a sovereign entity without a physical territory.

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

A colossal aqueduct from the second century B.C., deeply hidden in a gorge on the outskirts of Rome.

Believed to be the remains of the lost Temple of Minerva, this nymphaeum has been known by its misnomer to this day.

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

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

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

The former home of an Italian artist is now a shrine to his ambitious works.

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

This ancient Roman arch misled treasure hunters for centuries.

One of Rome's most picturesque and original bridges was also a popular choice for Grand Tour artists.