Places Laura Andersen Wants to Go

Everything from fried brains to stewed lungs are on the menu at this nose-to-tail spot.

For one of Rome’s finest renditions of cacio e pepe, head straight to this osteria.

For more than a century, this hole-in-the-wall near Termini Station has been serving what some say is the greatest porchetta sandwich.

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

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

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

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

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

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

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

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

This whimsical fountain depicts a winged siren shooting water out of her nipples into the fires of Mount Vesuvius.

Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

A mountain cave is the site of archaeological findings and Paleolithic rock art.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.