Advertising

Enjoy a pint surrounded by Europe’s largest collection of vintage beer advertisements.

This "Alaska-style" billboard is over 100 years old.

This hand-painted advertisement is a literal sign of encouragement, however unintentional.

This landmark honoring a local beer brand is an iconic part of the Minneapolis skyline.

An obsolete, long-forgotten advertising character lingers on this Sainsbury’s balcony railings.

A quirky roadside sign was the subject of a years-long legal standoff over highway right-of-way clearances. 

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

A hand-painted advertisement for chocolate adorns the walls of this historic building.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

These mosaic designs promise a cure for headaches, toothaches, and colds.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

Some 4,000 individual tiles make up this striking blue billboard from the golden age of air travel.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.