Places midlifecycle Wants to Go

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

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

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A wunderkammer of curious objects and intriguing art nestled within a hub of ancient Roman sites.

When this 400-year-old fountain fell into disrepair, officials covered the mess up with what looks like a giant soup tureen.

Nicknamed “The Mushroom,” this unique water tower has been featured in several iconic movie scenes.

A freedman baker’s lavish tomb has a relief showing various stages of Roman bread making.

This room of wonder is full of relics, from knights in armor to rare works of art.

Hidden within this iconic mountain are a set of World War II bunkers once used by German forces.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

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

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

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