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

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

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

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

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

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

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

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

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

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

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

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

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

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

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

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

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