Rome, Italy
Temple of Portunus
This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.
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Rome, Italy
This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
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."
Rome, Italy
A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.
Rome, Italy
A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.
Assisi, Italy
What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.
Naples, Italy
The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Naples, Italy
This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.
Naples, Italy
San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.
Ercolano, Italy
Well-preserved, still-functional sliding wood doors from Ancient Rome can be found in this Vesuvius-stricken house.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Pompeii, Italy
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
Pompeii, Italy
Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Naples, Italy
This Neapolitan exhibition hall grants weird and wonderful insight into the intricacies of human biology.
Naples, Italy
An eerie, little-known Neapolitan museum filled with preserved human remains.
Hancock, Michigan
Rusting hulk stands in testament to the Keweenaw Peninsula’s rich history of copper mining.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Art blooms at this unique outdoor gallery along the banks of the Arkansas River.
Boston, Massachusetts
This steep slide at a kids’ playground went viral after an police officer tumbled down it.
Chicago, Illinois
These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.
Simi Valley, California
Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.