Welcome To Rome Experience

Recommended by 95% of travelers

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Rome, Italy

High interest

Booked 2 times today.

1 hour (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.7

· Ehren_B ·

Dec 2025

This walk through history is a great way to establish perspective between different periods. It begins with a brief geological explanation of Rome's early landscape and walks visitors through each architectural era. I loved all the models and graphics in this presentation.

· LeShon_P ·

Jul 2025

This was an amazing educational experience and my kids loved it. It was so interactive And a great way to start a vacation in Rome.

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Overview

With 3,000 years of history, Rome can be overwhelming for the first-time visitor. Get your bearings with this ticket to the "Welcome to Rome" multimedia experience show, an informative yet entertaining overview of Roman history and culture. Watch captivating and interactive video projections, learn how the city was founded and expanded through ancient times until today, and enjoy insights about its most famous monuments and landmarks.

Save time with pre-purchased tickets to the multimedia Rome Experience show
A summary of the history and evolution of the Eternal City in just an hour
Audio, video, and interactive elements that will captivate the whole family
Convenient location in the city center and multiple showings daily

What's Included

Audio-guides available in English, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese and Japanese

Meeting and Pickup

Departure Point

Welcome To Rome, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 203, 00186 Rome Italy

What To Expect

Welcome To Rome

Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
The last entry is one hour before closing.
Address: Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 203 - 00186 Roma (RM)

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.7

based on 687 reviews

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Good way to start your...

Jade_T, Apr 2026

Good way to start your trip a great introduction to how it all began. It was a little fast in places that’s my only criticism

Great start to our Rome Visit

Marilyn_T, Jan 2026

Great way to introduce Rome! Very visual experience enjoyed by our 11 year old. We all found the audio interesting with enough detail to absorb easily.

An absolute MUST to start a Roman adventure

Justyna_P, Jan 2026

An absolute stellar MUST start of any Roman adventure! Whether you’re here for the first time or back, this beautifully crafted visual experience of Rome sets your imagination on fire and allows to experience roaming the historical sites with way more insight than ever.

Excellent concise history of Rome in a fascinating medium

Ehren_B, Dec 2025

Rome Experience

Nail_C, Nov 2025

3-D was very cool. It was great to learn about how several buildings and structures came to be. Would have loved to learn more about ancient Rome.

Historical narrative and visuals of Rome.

Theresa_W, Nov 2025

Fantastic overview and visuals to better understand the history of Italy and Rome. I appreciated the recreation of monuments too.

This was an amazing...

LeShon_P, Jul 2025

This was an amazing educational experience and my kids loved it. It was so interactive And a great way to start a vacation in Rome.

Nice visual of old Rome

Beatrice_R, May 2025

This was a nice intro to Rome. It shows a 3D image of what it may have looked like. Ending with a film.

Great foundation for quickly learning about Rome

Cedar_P, Apr 2025

Fun and informative. In a short span of time, we got a big picture history of Rome starting with volcanoes. I recommend it for the context it gave everything else we did.

Great for history lovers

Kenya_W, Feb 2025

Great for history learning and getting visuals on what Rome has been like over the years. Harder for young children under 8 to stay engaged.

excellent very nice....

Chuck_L, Feb 2025

excellent very nice. history of time. nice graphics. good story. good scripting. cost slightlyhigher than at countwr but ok.

Best place to attend...

Francesco_R, Jan 2025

Best place to attend before seeing rome. Very informative and gives you an appreciation of the rich history

Great overview of Rome’s history

Karen_T, Nov 2024

Great way to learn some of the history of Rome. I found it made imagining the city layout much easier when visiting Palentine Hill, the Forum or the Colosseum. I would recommend it early in the trip.

Eh. Overpriced.

Nicola_B, Nov 2024

The place is empty and cold. They charge a lot for what you actually get to see, but I liked the effects anyway. It was alright. Probably wouldn't visit again.

Disappointed

Barbara_G, Oct 2024

The exhibit was not very engaging nor did it provide very much information about Rome. This exhibit did not inspire us about Rome.

Overrated

Maria_N, Aug 2024

While this was a cool concept the execution was mediocre. It involves 4 small rooms where you stand and watch a demonstration of a diorama with an audio guide in your own preferred language + a ~30 minute video in an auditorium, the only place you can sit. The auditorium had several broken seats and trash littered all over the place. The bathrooms were also dirty and poorly maintained.

Interesting and well setup

Alfredo_D, Aug 2024

Great idea. Maybe you should give more info on premises how everything works. The rest it's perfect. Thanks

Do this first day! Gives an excellent high level overview of Rome.

Robert_B, Aug 2024

I loved this for our 1st day in Rome. I booked it because I thought we would be to jet lagged to do much. This exceeded my expectations. It shows how everything looks currently then morfs into to how ancient Rome looked. Great high level history lesson also.

Not up to the expectation

Muhammad_T, Jul 2024

My teens did not enjoy the excessive details. It was not engaging at all. Two of them felt they are falling a sleep

A nice introduction to Rome’s history

Dganit_T, Jul 2024

Nice and short enough for the entire family. I liked mostly the movie part. It explained about Roma’s past.

Perfect starting point to an exploration of Rome!

MariaJose_S, Jul 2024

This activity was well worth it for us and we would definitely recommend that first-time Rome visitors start their trip here. In just an hour, we learned so much about the history of the places we would soon visit and artwork we would see. The 3D visual juxtaposition of what Roman ruins would have originally looked like vs. what they look like today was great for both the kids and adults in our group and we referenced what we saw at the Welcome to Rome Experience in later days when we visited the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, and Circus Maximus. We also got a quick overview of Classical vs. Medieval vs. Renaissance vs. Baroque time periods and saw this come to life as we visited the various churches, museums, and palaces in Italy. The experience is well done and combines an engaging film and a walk through various 3D models with audiovisual explanations of the exhibits. The one star deduction is because occasionally the AV radios did not function properly for some of us but there was always a staff member available to replace the radio with a fully functioning one. The kids also suggest adding benches/chairs to the 3D exhibits for those that would like to rest their feet after long days of walking.

Informative and perfect amount of time for young children included

Monica_W, Jul 2024

A quick history lesson to kick off traveling in Roma. Take advantage of this when you get to the city.

Great time

Laura_N, Jul 2024

Such a fun way to learn about the history of Rome. I would recommend it to anyone specially at the beginning of your trip so that you can understand all of your tours or solo visits even more !

Worth it

Mark_L, Jun 2024

Great first stop if you’re not too familiar with the history of Rome. Definitely enough eye candy to keep the kids interested.

Lots of History

James_H, Jun 2024

This ended up being a little more in-depth history than we were looking for. The 3-D visual displays were interesting but we found it a little tiresome moving between the four stations before getting to sit down in the main theatre.

Good overview of Rome...

John_G, Jun 2024

Good overview of Rome history and with some great detail and three D projection of what ruins would have looked like when originally built. Can show up early and you can start the program.

Great introduction to Rome

dianetesta, Jun 2024

It was easy to do and a great way to get a perspective of Rome so you understand what you’re seeing.

First thing to do in Rome

Alicia_R, Jun 2024

What a wonderful introduction to Rome! My son loved it big time!! It is a well made experience. It has capacity to expand with more aspects of not only Rome, but important cities of Italy. Perfect to do at the beginning of the journey.

A great introduction to the history of Rome

Emma_T, May 2024

What a great introduction into the history of Rome! This really did help us understand the history of the Roman Forums and how Rome was founded and developed through the years. It was great how there were able to recreate this through models and film.