Take it from a local, and skip the crowds.
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00:00I'm from Rome and these are some of my favorite underrated monuments to visit this year to avoid
00:04the Jubilee crowds. And no, they're not the Colosseum or the Vatican Museums.
00:08Trajan's Market is widely regarded as the world's first covered shopping mall.
00:12Here you can visit the remains of shopping stalls, administrative offices,
00:15apartments, and even a library spread out across six levels.
00:19There's also a great panoramic view of Villa dei Foti Imperiali at the top.
00:22The Capitoline Museums were established in the 15th century and housed a large collection of art,
00:26from ancient bronze and marble statues to renaissance paintings that tell the entire history of Rome.
00:31About a 30-minute metro ride from the city center is the Parco degli Acquidotti, one of the city's green lungs.
00:36It's a 600-acre public park where you can cycle, picnic, and walk beneath the remains of six of
00:41Rome's 11 ancient arquebots. The Bats of Caracalla were ancient Rome's second largest public bats,
00:46covering marble and decklade with hundreds of statues and mosaics. The bats had multiple pools,
00:51including cold plungers and sweat rooms, as well as a gym, gardens, shops, and even a library.