Places missdoolittle Wants to Go

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

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

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

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

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

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

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

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

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

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

A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

The middle finger of modernity.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.