Places worth the detour in Rome
1,057 places worth going out of your way for lie within 30 km of Rome, Italy, across 7 kinds of detour; churches, temples & shrines are the largest group (377). Best known: Colosseum. 734 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
The 60 best known, ranked 1,057
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them. The other 997 are on the map and on the Italy pages.
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1.Colosseum
Ruins & the uncanny · 1st century · Iconic
Ancient Roman amphitheatre, a landmark of Rome, Italy
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5.Roman Forum
Ruins & the uncanny · 8th century BC · Iconic
Ancient Roman center of the city, a landmark of Rome, Italy
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11.Apostolic Palace
Built landmarks · 16th century · Renowned
Official residence of the Pope in Vatican City
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12.Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Sacred sites · 5th century · Renowned
Largest Catholic Marian church in Rome
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13.Basilica of Saint Paul outside the Walls
Sacred sites · 4th century · Renowned
Church in Rome, Italy
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14.Castel Sant'Angelo
Built landmarks · 2nd century · Renowned
Castle and museum in Rome, formerly the imperial mausoleum of the emperor Hadrian and subsequent Roman emperors
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15.Trajan's Column
Ruins & the uncanny · 2nd century · Renowned
Ancient Roman victory column, a landmark of Rome, Italy
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21.Aurelian Walls
Ruins & the uncanny · 3rd century · Renowned
Historic line of walls built around the city of Rome, Italy
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22.Laocoön and His Sons
Built landmarks · 1st century BC · Renowned
Sculpture in the Museo Pio-Clementino
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24.Trajan's Forum
Built landmarks · 1st century · Renowned
Trajan's Forum was the last of the Imperial fora to be constructed in ancient Rome. The architect Apollodorus of Damascus oversaw its construction. monumental…
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26.Capitoline Museums
Museums & culture · 15th century · Renowned
Municipal museum of the city of Rome, Italy
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28.Arch of Titus
Ruins & the uncanny · 1st century · Renowned
Triumphal arch in Rome (constructed c. 81 AD)
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30.Capitoline Wolf
Built landmarks · 5th century BC · Renowned
Bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin infants, inspired by the founding legend of Rome, on display in the Capitoline Museums, Rome
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32.Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
Built landmarks · 17th century · Renowned
Sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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35.Mausoleum of Augustus
Ruins & the uncanny · 1st century BC · Notable
Building in Campo Marzio, Italy
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36.Church of the Gesù
Sacred sites · 16th century · Notable
Church in Rome, Italy, and precursor of the Baroque style
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38.Column of Marcus Aurelius
Built landmarks · 2nd century · Notable
Roman victory column (completed 193)
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40.Arch of Septimius Severus (Roman Forum)
Ruins & the uncanny · 3rd century · Notable
Celebratory monument/triumphal arch in the Roman Forum
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44.Domus Aurea
Built landmarks · 1st century · Notable
Domus, palace of Roman emperor Nero, "Golden house"
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46.Servian Wall
Ruins & the uncanny · 4th century BC · Notable
Defensive barrier around the ancient city of Rome
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49.Apollo Belvedere
Built landmarks · 2nd century · Notable
Roman statue copy after a Greek bronze original attributed to Leochares
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51.Temple of Saturn
Ruins & the uncanny · Notable
Ancient Roman temple to the god Saturn, in what is now Rome, Italy, at the foot of the Capitoline Hill
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52.Santa Maria in Aracoeli
Sacred sites · 13th century · Notable
Church in Rome, on the Capitol Hill
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54.Basilica of Saint Lawrence Outside the Walls
Sacred sites · 6th century · Notable
One of the papal basilicas and Pilgrim Churches of Rome
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55.Column of Phocas
Built landmarks · 7th century · Notable
Roman monumental column in the Roman Forum of Rome, Italy
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56.Four Rivers Fountain
Built landmarks · 17th century · Notable
Fountain in Rome designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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58.Theatre of Marcellus
Ruins & the uncanny · Notable
An ancient open-air theatre in Rome, Italy, built in the closing years of the Roman Republic
