Places viv157 Wants to Go

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

This ancient Roman arch misled treasure hunters for centuries.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

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

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

A rococo room covered entirely in porcelain originally constructed for another royal residence.

This Neapolitan exhibition hall grants weird and wonderful insight into the intricacies of human biology.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Watch cheese-flipping robots in action at this factory and museum.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum.

A small but very fascinating fountain in the center of Rome with four books and a deer carved.

This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.

This small Roman arch was transformed into a dwelling by the founder of the Trinitarian Order.

An oasis of beauty, tranquility and botanical research in the middle of Rome.

Inside this building is another country within Rome, a sovereign entity without a physical territory.

A colossal aqueduct from the second century B.C., deeply hidden in a gorge on the outskirts of Rome.