This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.

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

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

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

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

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

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

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

The "Greatest Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

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

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

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

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

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

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