Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Arguably one of the finest Cathedrals in the entire world, St. Peter's is the spiritual center of the Vatican and the product of many of Italy's great Renaissance's architects, among them Bramante, Raphael and Michelangelo.

Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy

With more than five miles of corridors, this vast complex of museums chronicles the history and accomplishments of mankind over the last 2000 years, featuring classic masterpieces such as Rodin's "Thinker" and the Sistine Chapel.

Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy

Probably the most famous chapel in the world because of its incredible artwork, notably "The Last Judgment," Michelangelo's stunning fresco covering 10,000 square feet of the ceiling and wall.

Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

This grand and magnificent square has retained its classical beauty and serves as the place from which the masses receive the Pope's weekly blessing.

Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

The world's smallest state, center of Catholicism, and home to the Pope.

Chapel of the Pieta Basilica Di San Pietro, Vatican City Italy

The most beautiful work inside St. Peter's Cathedral is Michelangelo's famous La Pietà, considered by many to be the most moving piece of sculpture ever created.

Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Viale Vaticano, Vatican City Italy

Viale Vaticano presso Musei Vaticani, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Basilica di San Pietro Piazza di San Pietro, Vatican City Italy

Piazza San Pietro Beneath St. Peter’s Basilica, 00120 Vatican City Italy

When Pius XII ordered a thorough excavation of the area under the High Altar in St. Peter's Basilica, twisting stone passages were found leading to an ancient Roman necropolis, which contained chambers 10- to 15-feet wide with preserved frescoes and mosaics.

Pine Cone Courtyard Vatican Museums, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Via Boccea, 691B, Vatican City Italy

The Porta Santa, or Holy Door, was only opened by the Pope for Holy Year celebrations and closed at the end of 2000, and will remain sealed until 2025.

Piazza San Pietro, 00200 Vatican City Italy

Piazza San Pietro St. Peter's Basilica, 00120 Vatican City Italy