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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sexy Loo

These public toilets also provide entertainment for visitors to Amsterdam’s Red Light District.

Brussels, Belgium

Museum of Erotics and Mythology

A hidden museum focusing on the sexual aspects of anthropology.

Embracing Kangiten of Torimi Shrine

A rare public effigy of “the Embracing Kangiten,” the erotic Japanese equivalent of Hindu god Ganesha.

Floral games and nudity were a big part of a spring festival in Ancient Rome.

Welcome to the Ancient Roman Festival for Sex Work

Floralia was a celebration of spring, flowers, and so-called prostitution.

Sara Mellas April 29, 2024

This 11-foot-tall statue outside Trujillo on Peru’s north coast is based on the ceramic drinking vessels of pre-Hispanic Moche culture, also known as "sex pots."

roadside attractions

How Erotic Peruvian Artifacts Inspired a Controversial Roadside Attraction

The risqué new landmark is the site of joyful selfies—and arson.

Liliana Michelena May 26, 2022

An early pair of vibrating panties

Provincetown, Massachusetts

Toys of Eros

This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.

An illustration of the famous Pie-Girl Dinner from <em>The New York World</em>.

The Girl Who Jumped Out of a Pie and Into a Gilded Age Morality Tale

Susie Johnson sparked America's obsession with erotic cake dancing.

Reina Gattuso April 25, 2019

Stone penis.

Stone Phalluses of Pompeii

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

The exterior of Quimby's

Chicago, Illinois

Quimby's Bookstore

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Fountain of Neptune.

Fountain of Neptune

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

You don't have to knead that with your hands.

The 17th-Century Nursery Rhyme About Kneading Bread With Your Butt Cheeks

If cockle bread existed, you wouldn't want it anyway.

Eric Grundhauser April 19, 2018

Curtain closed.

Taos, New Mexico

D.H. Lawrence Forbidden Art

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

Erotic art.

Larco Museum's Erotic Art

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

One side of the seal shows two nude lovers embracing.

Norwich, England

Balthild Seal Matrix

This unusual 7th-century Frankish seal offers more questions than answers about its past.

Erotic art at Candi Sukuh.

Ngargoyoso, Indonesia

Candi Sukuh

This Javanese-Hindu temple from the 15th century is unmissable for anyone with even a passing interest in erotic art.

The Erotic Heritage Museum, Las Vegas.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Erotic Heritage Museum

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

Exterior of Casa Diablo

Portland, Oregon

Casa Diablo Vegan Strip Club

Is this the most Portland place ever?

Found: Hidden and Charming Mac Porn Game From 1986

It was discovered, yes, by a Redditor.

Sarah Laskow July 8, 2016