“Now we go to see a sexy naked guy,” our guide says matter-of-factly, as he scurries ahead of us into the next room. It’s not the sort of thing one expects to hear on a tour inside Catholicism’s ...

Touring the Vatican before any of the 25,000 daily visitors arrive comes at a price, specifically $530 per person. “The first-of-its-kind experience gets you inside the Vatican Museums a full hour ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel to visitors, to get ready for the conclave that will choose the next pope. That means installing a false floor to cover anti-bugging devices, and putting in a ...

The Vatican is one of Italy’s most precious attractions, and about 25,000 people line up to tour it each day. The queues are often long. In peak season, visitors can wait as long as four hours to get ...

In ancient times, a low hill on the west side of the Tiber River in Rome overlooked a sports field, or circus, marked by a red granite obelisk from Egypt. In A.D. 64, the Apostle Peter was crucified ...

It seems the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Natural History aren’t the only ones getting tour makeovers. According to the Guardian, Quiky, a gay travel company, will also be giving ...