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LIFE magazine did a spread on the search for the remains of St. Peter in 1950. Note that this article was written before his actual bones had been identified. See the pictures in the LIFE magazine article.

The bones of St. Peter, in the necropolis beneath the high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica

A diagram of the high altar at St. Peter’s Basilica and the various layers of altars and monuments built over the centuries

Margherita Guarducci pointing to a photo of the niche where the archeological team discovered the bones of St. Peter

One of our sources, The Fisherman’s Tomb, which tells the whole story of the investigations

Venerable Pope Pius XII, the pope who ordered the excavations. Sadly, he did not live to see the bones of Peter finally identified.

If you get a chance to go to Rome, be sure to book tickets to the Scavi tour months in advance. On that tour, you will pass through the necropolis underneath St. Peter’s Basilica, arriving at last at the niche where you can see the bones of St. Peter. Scavi Tour website