Places wldmoore Wants to Go

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

Since 1999, this gelateria founded by a string instrument maker has been turning out some of Rome’s best scoops.

Crispy, cheesy rice balls—the Roman answer to arancini—take center stage here.

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

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

The middle finger of modernity.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

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

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

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

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

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

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

Sink your spoon into a luscious crema Catalana at this former urban dairy farm.

Dunk your churros in rich hot chocolate on the city’s old “Chocolate Street.”

This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.