Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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

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

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

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

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

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

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

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

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.

An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.

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

An 18th-century post box used to alert the church of sick and ailing foreign pilgrims.

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

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.

A deep mark on the remains of a Roman temple, believed to be left by a legendary warrior.

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