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A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

This Grade II Listed Building with an Art Nouveau façade once contained a unique print shop.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

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

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

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

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

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

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

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

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.

A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.

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

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

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

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

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

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

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

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

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