The middle finger of modernity.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Among the busts of heroes of the Roman Republic of 1849, there is also a statue of a boy and his dog.

An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.

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

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

This basilica is dedicated to two saints, one of which is known more for his famous quote.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.

Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

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

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

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

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

Roman-era ships unearthed...

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

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