Discover Rome’s 200 best spots for a Solo Travelers' trip

Vatican Museums

★ 4.6 · 208,892 reviews

Explore one of the world's greatest museum complexes inside Vatican City. Wander through Raphael's Rooms and endless galleries before reaching the climactic Sistine Chapel, where Michelangelo's ceiling and Last Judgment await.

Roman Forum

★ 4.8 · 145,665 reviews

Walk through the sprawling ruins of the Roman Forum, once the civic heart of an empire that ruled much of the known world. Wander among columns, temple foundations, and triumphal arches climbing toward the Palatine Hill, ideally with a guide to make sense of what stood where.

Pantheon

★ 4.8 · 285,258 reviews

Step inside the Pantheon, the best-preserved building of ancient Rome. Stand beneath the massive concrete dome and watch light pour through the open oculus, shifting with the time of day.

Sistine Chapel

★ 4.7 · 96,233 reviews

Step into the most famous painted room on earth. Look up to trace Michelangelo's Creation of Adam and the sweeping Genesis scenes overhead, then take in the Last Judgment covering the altar wall.

Saint Peter’s Basilica

★ 4.8 · 182,291 reviews

Step into Saint Peter's Basilica, the largest church in Christendom. Marvel at Michelangelo's Pietà and Bernini's towering bronze baldachin, then climb the dome for a sweeping view over Rome's rooftops.

Trevi Fountain

★ 4.7 · 519,201 reviews

Discover Rome's largest Baroque fountain, tucked into a small piazza where three streets meet. Watch Oceanus's shell chariot and sea-horses roar with water, then toss a coin over your shoulder for a promised return to Rome.

Colosseum

★ 4.8 · 503,734 reviews

Step into the Colosseum, Rome's monumental arena for gladiatorial combat. Walk the ring of ancient arches and, with the right ticket, descend into the underground hypogeum or stand on the arena floor itself.

Basilica of San Clemente

★ 4.7 · 7,986 reviews

Descend through Rome's history at the Basilica of San Clemente, one layer at a time. Walk from the 12th-century church down into an excavated 4th-century basilica, then further still to Roman rooms and a Mithraic temple with underground water still audible.

The Park of the Aqueducts

★ 4.7 · 20,451 reviews

Wander into open countryside on Rome's southern edge at the Park of the Aqueducts. Walk beneath towering Roman aqueducts striding across green fields, the same quiet, cinematic scenery Fellini once filmed.

Palatine Hill

★ 4.7 · 14,571 reviews

Walk the hill where Rome's founding myth began and emperors later built their palaces. Wander among fragmented ruins while taking in sweeping views over the Roman Forum and Circus Maximus below.

Parco Regionale dell'Appia Antica

★ 4.6 · 1,961 reviews

Discover Parco Regionale dell'Appia Antica, a protected stretch of the ancient Appian Way just outside Rome. Walk or cycle the original basalt paving past crumbling tombs, catacombs, and pine-lined countryside for a glimpse of rural Rome largely lost elsewhere.

Piazza Navona

★ 4.7 · 217,015 reviews

Step into Piazza Navona, Rome's grandest Baroque stage. Wander past street artists and Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers, then settle in at a café to watch the square come alive by evening.

Castel Sant'Angelo

★ 4.7 · 110,399 reviews

Explore Castel Sant'Angelo, Hadrian's mausoleum turned papal fortress and prison. Wander ancient masonry and Renaissance apartments, trace the secret passage to the Vatican, and finish on the rooftop terrace for views over the Tiber and St. Peter's dome.

Parish Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo

★ 4.7 · 2,852 reviews

Step inside this plain-faced church just off Piazza del Popolo. See two Caravaggio masterpieces, the Crucifixion of Saint Peter and Conversion of Saint Paul, plus Raphael's Chigi Chapel, all in natural light, for free.

Saint Peter's Square

Step into Bernini's vast elliptical piazza, framed by two sweeping colonnades of over 280 columns reaching out like welcoming arms. Stand by the central Egyptian obelisk, watch for papal appearances, and time your visit early or late for the best light and fewer crowds.

Capitoline Museums

★ 4.7 · 18,878 reviews

Step into the world's oldest public museum atop Michelangelo's Piazza del Campidoglio. See the iconic Capitoline Wolf, colossal fragments of Constantine, and the original bronze Marcus Aurelius across two palaces linked by an underground gallery.

Galleria Borghese

★ 4.6 · 30,270 reviews

Step into Cardinal Borghese's 17th-century villa for a two-hour window with one of the finest small art collections anywhere. See Bernini's Apollo and Daphne and David up close, alongside Caravaggios, beneath frescoed, gilded ceilings.

The Keats - Shelley House

★ 4.6 · 321 reviews

Step into the small apartment beside the Spanish Steps where John Keats spent his final days. Wander through the memorial library housing letters, manuscripts, and death masks of Keats, Shelley, Byron, and their circle.

Trastevere

Wander across the Tiber into Trastevere, Rome's ivy-draped, cobbled quarter. Stroll narrow ochre lanes to Santa Maria's piazza, then linger over a long trattoria dinner as the neighborhood comes alive after dark.

Mercati di Traiano Museo dei Fori Imperiali

★ 4.7 · 9,619 reviews

Step inside Trajan's Market, widely considered the world's first shopping mall. Walk through genuine 2nd-century brick vaults and shop fronts, following ancient ramps and passageways with sweeping views over the excavated Imperial Fora below.

National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art

★ 4.6 · 11,050 reviews

Discover the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in its grand Beaux-Arts palazzo near Villa Borghese. Wander spacious, uncrowded galleries tracing Italian art into modernism, with works by Klimt, Cezanne, and Van Gogh alongside contemporary exhibitions.

National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia

★ 4.7 · 4,511 reviews

Step into Villa Giulia, a Renaissance pope's country retreat turned home to the world's finest Etruscan collection. Marvel at the terracotta Sarcophagus of the Spouses, browse centuries of bronzes, jewelry, and tomb goods, then wander the villa's quiet courtyards and gardens.

Galleria Colonna

★ 4.9 · 3,289 reviews

Step inside Galleria Colonna, a private princely palace that only opens its doors a few hours a week. Wander the mirrored, frescoed Sala Grande lined with ancestral portraits and Roman antiquities, one of the most theatrical rooms in Rome.

MAXXI - National Museum of 21st Century Art

★ 4.5 · 12,919 reviews

Discover MAXXI, Rome's bold answer to its own classical past. Wander Zaha Hadid's curving concrete galleries in Flaminio and explore rotating contemporary art and architecture exhibitions rather than a fixed collection.

Galleria Doria Pamphilj

★ 4.7 · 8,467 reviews

Step into the Doria Pamphilj's still-private palace on Via del Corso, where the noble family who lives here narrates your visit. Wander gilded, salon-style rooms packed with Velazquez's Pope Innocent X, Caravaggio, and Titian, guided by a free audio tour full of personal family anecdotes.

Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica - Palazzo Barberini

★ 4.6 · 9,057 reviews

Step inside Palazzo Barberini, a Baroque palace built by Bernini and Borromini. Wander beneath Pietro da Cortona's dizzying ceiling fresco and stand before Caravaggio's Judith Beheading Holofernes, with far shorter lines than the Vatican.

National Roman Museum - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme

★ 4.6 · 6,328 reviews

Explore Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, a quiet branch of the National Roman Museum right by Termini station. Wander uncrowded galleries of ancient sculpture, marvel at Livia's villa garden frescoes, and browse a rich collection of ancient coins.

Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli

★ 4.7 · 18,391 reviews

Step into the Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli, tucked just uphill from the Colosseum crowds. See the relic chains said to have bound Saint Peter, then stand before Michelangelo's powerful Moses sculpture.

Scuderie del Quirinale

★ 4.7 · 7,363 reviews

Step into Scuderie del Quirinale, the former papal stables turned Rome's top spot for blockbuster art shows. Book ahead and spend a couple of hours exploring major touring exhibitions, from pharaonic treasures to master retrospectives, just steps from the Quirinal Palace.

Ara Pacis Museum

★ 4.5 · 10,477 reviews

Step inside Richard Meier's glass-and-travertine pavilion beside the Tiber to see Augustus's Altar of Peace up close. Study the intricately carved marble reliefs of the 2,000-year-old monument, then browse rotating exhibitions on painting and design.