Rome, Italy
Domus Aurea
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
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Rome, Italy
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
Rome, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Rome, Italy
This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.
Rome, Italy
The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.
Rome, Italy
In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.
Rome, Italy
These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.
Rome, Italy
A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.
Wasserauen, Switzerland
This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.
Degersheim, Switzerland
A Swiss magician's vault of oddities.
Rome, Italy
This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."
Rome, Italy
Known for centuries as the famous Roman emperor's burial place, this monument is actually something else.
Rome, Italy
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
Rome, Italy
Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.
Rome, Italy
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.
Munich, Germany
An unofficial monument to the late King of Pop sits at the base of a Renaissance composer's statue
Munich, Germany
A museum dedicated Germany's favorite drink and most well-known festival.