A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

A monument to a Polish general who fought the American Revolution and became the "Father of the American Cavalry."

A monument honoring those who died in the Great Famine of Ireland.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

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

Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

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

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

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

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

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

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

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

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

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

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

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

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

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

A sweet museum focused on beets.

After local authorities changed the design, the building's architect, Le Corbusier, wanted nothing to do with it.

A Syrian family keeps memories of their homeland alive at this sweet shop.