This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

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

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

The Pope’s secret escape route.

Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

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

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

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

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

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

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

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

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

The only remaining collection of flayed figures made by French "madman" Honoré Fragonard.