The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

Harlequin costumes, signed scripts, and armor-wearing puppets.

Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

A wunderkammer of curious objects and intriguing art nestled within a hub of ancient Roman sites.

The former home of an Italian artist is now a shrine to his ambitious works.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

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

This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

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

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

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