Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.

A larger-than-life house of cards stands outside the house of a former fashion designer.

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

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

Inside this building is another country within Rome, a sovereign entity without a physical territory.

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

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

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

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

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

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

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

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

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

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

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

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

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

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