The Eternal City that genuinely never dies, where the ancient world still shares the street with the modern one. We walk you past the rope to what really happened; a few details are ours.
4 experiences · 34 story stops · GPS audio · Downloadable narration
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Stories on location
34 stops
Typical length
25 min–32 min
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$14.99 city pack
Every neighborhood has a story worth hearing.
Centro Storico
"You're in the historic center of Rome — the dense, tangled, car-free heart of the city, where every square hides something ridiculous behind a very calm face."
Ancient Rome
"You're standing in the part of Rome where the emperors lived, played, and behaved absolutely abominably."
Vatican
"You're standing in the smallest country in the world — Vatican City, which would fit comfortably inside Central Park — a..."
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Preview the storytelling
Read a few of the places covered across Rome, then hear the complete stories on location in the app.
landmark
You're in Campo de' Fiori — Field of Flowers. In the mornings it's a market, all produce and cut flowers and fish on ice, and in the evenings it fills up with people drinking. It's one of the most pleasant squares in Rome.
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landmark
You've walked up onto the Capitoline Hill, into a beautiful open square with matching palaces on three sides and a swirling star pattern set into the pavement. This is the Piazza del Campidoglio, and Michelangelo designed the whole thing.
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landmark
That massive round fortress by the river is Castel Sant'Angelo, and it has had more careers than anyone you know. It started as a tomb — the emperor Hadrian built it as a giant mausoleum for himself around nineteen hundred years ago.
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landmark
You're looking at a long grassy field where people walk their dogs. This was the Circus Maximus, the chariot-racing track that held around a quarter of a million Romans — and the emperors were its most embarrassing superfans.
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landmark
You're looking down into a sunken square full of broken columns and temple ruins, a few meters below the modern street. And if you watch for a moment, you'll notice the residents. Cats.
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landmark
You're up on the Palatine Hill, surrounded by the ruins of the imperial palaces. This is the ground the word "palace" comes from — and it's also a perfect chart of how fast absolute power rots a person.
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No. Start whenever it suits you, pause for food or a detour, and resume later. Check the opening hours of any venue you personally plan to enter.
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No. Your purchase covers the Bad Historian audio experience. Transportation, food, and admission to third-party attractions are separate.
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