From the enormous scale of Constantine's face and foot to the minute details of fingertips in 3rd century AD reliefs and perfectly chiseled marble teeth, the Capitoline Museums house an impressive collection of beautiful ancient Roman artwork and sculpture. I knew this was one of the places I had to visit because the piazza was designed by Michelangelo and some of Rome's only remaining bronze sculptures (that miraculously survived threats of being transformed into war ammunition) including the She-wolf with Romulus and Remus, Rome's symbol, are on display. Going from rooms filled with marble tombstones carved with Latin scriptures to ornate banquet halls now filled with marble statues followed by a series of rooms filled entirely by marble busts, it's amazing to think that all of this was excavated from the depths of the ground and preserved for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Imagine just digging in hopes of constructing a new building and discovering a perfectly preserved head underneath the rubble... That's crazy to think about but that's the beauty of Rome! Some of my favorite pieces included the bust of the woman with the striped stone creating a pattern on her shawl, and the small statue of the girl holding a bird (her raised hand is so delicate but looks plush and extremely human childlike). The exclusive Capitoline view over the Roman Forum was also not too bad (can we just talk about those picturesque clouds in the distance, though?). Not to mention the enormous Marcus Aurelius inside that was about five times the size of the pretty large one standing in as the nose in the middle of Michelangelo's face-inspired piazza. Though the museum didn't have the same wow-factor as the Capuchin Crypt (I think I've passed the original shock phase and moved on to the total and complete fascination phase, so it being one of the most incredible things I have seen these sculptures of unknown figures are a little less jaw-dropping, though very wonderful pieces of art they are!), I am glad to be able to check another thing off of my Rome bucket list.