The Capitoline Museums are the most popular tourist spots in Rome. The Museums possess the collections of ancient Roman art. Historically, the museums date back to the 15the century. Here you will stumble across the Boy with a Thorn in his Foot, the Dying Gaul, the Capitoline She-Wolf, an Etruscan bronze suckling Romulus and Remus (later additions), the original bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, fragments of a truly gigantic statue of the Emperor Constantine.

The museums are housed in two palazzi, connected by an underground passageway, where you can see some remains of the ancient temples that once stood here, on the Capitol, and admire a view over the Forum. A rooftop terrace cafe offers sustenance and good views. There are usually temporary exhibitions housed in the main palazzo.