Pompeii, Italy
Plaster Citizens of Pompeii
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Naples, Italy
Gabinetto Segreto
The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Rome, Italy
Sculpture of Giovanni Paolo II
A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.
Rome, Italy
Santa Maria della Concezione Crypts
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Florence, Italy
Galileo's Middle Finger
The middle finger of modernity.
Lucca, Italy
The Incorruptible St. Zita
The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.
Genoa, Italy
Roman Polanski's Neptune
Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.
Vatican City
Gallery of Maps - Galleria delle Carte Geografiche
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Genoa, Italy
Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno
A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.
Rome, Italy
Porta Alchemica
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Chiavari, Italy
Colonia Fara
This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.
