Places thirstymaenad Wants to Go

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

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

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

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

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

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

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

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

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

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

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

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

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.