Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Venice's island of the dead.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

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

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

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

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

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

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

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

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

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

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

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

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