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Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

One of Rome's most picturesque and original bridges was also a popular choice for Grand Tour artists.

According to local folklore, this Roman sepulcher was once a throne for the Devil.

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

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

The Pope’s secret escape route.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

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

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Roman politician Herodes Atticus built this nymphaeum to honor his wife, whom he may have murdered.

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

The middle finger of modernity.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

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

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.