Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

The charred, dead skeleton of an oak tree is said to have consoled a dying 16th-century Italian poet.

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.

A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

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

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.

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

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

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

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

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

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

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.