Places Jfmcl Wants to Go

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

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

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

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

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

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

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

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

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

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

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

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

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

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

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

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.