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Rome, Italy
Arch of Gallienus
This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
41.8958, 12.5009
Venice, Italy
Isola di San Michele
Venice's island of the dead.
45.4470, 12.3466
Rome, Italy
Campo de Fiori
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
41.8956, 12.4722
Rome, Italy
Basilica di San Clemente
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
41.8899, 12.4974
Verona, Italy
Juliet's Balcony
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
45.4420, 10.9986
Florence, Italy
Medici Hall of Maps (Sala delle Carte Geografiche)
Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.
43.7694, 11.2560
Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
45.4347, 12.3389
Vernazza, Italy
Cinque Terre
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
44.1324, 9.7077
Rome, Italy
Via Appia
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
41.8675, 12.5028
Pompeii, Italy
Plaster Citizens of Pompeii
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
40.7516, 14.4903
Anacapri, Italy
Grotta Azzurra (Blue Grotto)
The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.
40.5606, 14.2047
Rome, Italy
The Mouth of Truth
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
41.8888, 12.4816
Venice, Italy
San Servolo Insane Asylum Museum
Venice's "Island of the Mad."
45.4167, 12.3500
Rome, Italy
The Aventine Keyhole
Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
41.8830, 12.4786
Rome, Italy
The Dome Illusion
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
41.8990, 12.4798
Rome, Italy
Quartiere Coppedè
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
41.9187, 12.5024
Rome, Italy
Porta Alchemica
An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.
41.8951, 12.5037
Rome, Italy
Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
41.8959, 12.4765
Venice, Italy
Poveglia Plague Island
A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.
45.3817, 12.3315
Eilat, Israel
Red Sea Star
Underwater restaurant at the coral reefs of Eilat.
29.5093, 34.9210
Hamaam, Israel
Mount Arbel
An iconic view point of the Sea of Galilee offers a look into Israel's past.
32.8284, 35.4917
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Sarona Templer Colony Clock
This clock is an architectural flourish that stands out as a landmark among a unique Israeli German community.
32.0724, 34.7871
Jerusalem, Israel
Jerusalem YMCA
This historic rec center in the heart of Israel is a bastion of peace and togetherness.
31.7746, 35.2220
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Ilana Goor Museum
A modern-day cabinet of curiosities housed in a 300-year-old inn.
32.0534, 34.7513
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