Literally less than a block away from the Pantheon sits the only Gothic church in all of Rome, the Santa Maria Sopra Minerva.  It houses Michelango's Christ the Reedemer statue, finished in 1521...

Located in the center of Piazza Venezia, this grandiose monument, also known as the Altar of Patriotism, was erected between 1885 and 1911 to glorify the first king of Italy.

This first Christian cemetery of Rome houses the remains of 9 popes and saints.

The archaeological center of Rome contains relics of great palaces and other structures from ancient times, including the Palace of Septimus Severus, the house of Augustus, the house of Livia and the Huts of Romulus.

The site of the British Embassy in Italy, the Villa Wolkonsky is also known for ruins found there and its Garden.

Known to be the first church in Christendom, this church belongs to the Vatican and has the privileges of extraterritoriality.

Known as Casina Rosa, this small museum is devoted to the authors' works and memorabilia.

This Church was constructed between 817 and 824 AD, on the site of an earlier fifth-century building, and features a grand courtyard, garden, twelfth-century bell tower and a gothic tabernacle by Arnolfo di Cambio.

Picture more than 300,000 Roman spectators cheering chariot races inside this huge Roman circus, which was built to entertain emperors during the time of Imperial Rome.

Outside of this church is the famous Bocca Della Verita (Mouth of Truth), rumored to consume the hands of liars.

The ruins of Torre Argentina, a tower that was erected on the site where Burckard, papal master of ceremonies, had his house built, is today the home of a large volunteer cat shelter.

This 5th-century church features Michelangelo's sculpture of Moses that adorns the incomplete tomb of Pope Julius II.

The political and religious center of ancient Rome, this is the smallest, but the most famous, of the Seven Hills of Rome, which features the Senate.