Places novalinne Wants to Go

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

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

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

A hidden workshop for creating and restoring Papal mosaic masterpieces.

The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Since 1999, this gelateria founded by a string instrument maker has been turning out some of Rome’s best scoops.

Italian horror legend Dario Argento’s own shop hides a sinister museum-dungeon in the basement.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

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

This basilica is dedicated to two saints, one of which is known more for his famous quote.

Inside this building is another country within Rome, a sovereign entity without a physical territory.

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."

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

Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.

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

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.