Places NycterisBerna Wants to Go

For one of Rome’s finest renditions of cacio e pepe, head straight to this osteria.

Crispy, cheesy rice balls—the Roman answer to arancini—take center stage here.

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

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

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

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

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

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

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

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

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

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.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

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

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

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

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

This statue of the Virgin and Child is said to have miraculously changed its position during the 1692 earthquake.

A fantastical display of Croatian folklore, mythology, and myths.

The world's first funicular powered by a steam engine.

A neo-gothic statue modeled on German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II, which had its distinctive mustache shaved off by Nazis in World War II.