Places vixdaley Wants to Go

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

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

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

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

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

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

This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.

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

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

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

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

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

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

This basilica is dedicated to two saints, one of which is known more for his famous quote.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

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

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

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

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."