Places jkallen18 Wants to Go

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

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

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

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

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

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

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

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.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

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

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

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

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

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

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

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

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

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

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