Places thelonesomeroad Wants to Go

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?

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

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

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

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

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

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

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

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.