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The Wax-Encased Remains of Blessed Anna Maria Taigi

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Piazza Sidney Sonnino, 44, Rome, Lazio 153, Italy

Faithful still flock to the incorrupt corpse of the mystic.
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Rome's Gladiator School

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Via Appia Antica, 18, Rome, Lazio 179, Italy

It produces warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits during the Roman Empire.
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Elephant and Obelisk

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Piazza della Minerva, 69, Rome, Lazio 186, Italy

The smallest Egyptian obelisk found in Rome is supported by a fine pachyderm.
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Borromini's Perspective Gallery of Palazzo Spada

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Piazza Capo di Ferro, 13, Rome, Lazio 186, Italy

This gallery, which Cardinal Spada ordered, is renowned for its stunning optical illusion.
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'Il Babuino' ('The Baboon')

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Via del Babuino, Rome, Lazio 187, Italy

The Romans named this 16th-century "talking statue" after a primate because they thought it was so ugly.
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The Flying Donkey

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Via Tor di Nona, Rome, Lazio 186, Italy

Among the remnants of a peaceful protest from the 1970s is Rome's first modern graffito.
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Bunker Soratte

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Bunker Soratte, Via della Pace, Sant'Oreste, Rome, Lazio 60, Italy

In this iconic mountain are a set of German bunkers that were used during World War II.
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Triangolo Barberini

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Via degli Olmi, 48, Rome, Lazio 36, Italy

The architectural plan of this abandoned 17th-century baroque hunting lodge is fascinating.
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Arch of the Argentarii

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Via del Velabro, 19, Rome, Lazio 186, Italy

For centuries, treasure hunters were misled by this ancient Roman arch.
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Il Tempio di Adriano (Temple of Hadrian)

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Via de' Burrò, 147, Rome, Lazio 186, Italy

A modern building incorporates the remains of this Roman temple from the 2nd century.

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