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Santos, Brazil
BasÃlica Menor de Santo Antônio do Embaré
A neo-Gothic church just steps away from the beach.
-23.9743, -46.3201
São Paulo, Brazil
Memorial da Resistência de São Paulo (Memorial of the Resistance)
The building that once housed the dictator's secret police is now a museum that documents the history of an oppressive regime and those who fought against it.
-23.5349, -46.6388
São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo Pedestrian Signal Lights
The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.
-23.5804, -46.6603
São Paulo, Brazil
Sé Station Mural
An enigmatic mural hiding in plain sight in one of São Paulo's busiest metro stations.
-23.5509, -46.6332
São Paulo, Brazil
Cemitério da Consolação
This necropolis is home to eclectic funerary art and is the final resting place for much of the city's nobility.
-23.5512, -46.6566
São Paulo, Brazil
Museu de Arte de São Paulo
This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.
-23.5614, -46.6559
São Paulo, Brazil
Beco do Batman
One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.
-23.5567, -46.6861
São Paulo, Brazil
Livraria da Vila
The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.
-23.5627, -46.6674
Milan, Italy
War obelisk in Milan
Remnants of cone-shaped fascist bomb shelters in Milan.
45.5147, 9.2453
Venice, Italy
Monument to Niccolò Tommaseo
The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.
45.4333, 12.3304
Florence, Italy
Fresco of John Hawkwood
In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.
43.7735, 11.2566
Milan, Italy
Torre Velasca (Velasca Tower)
A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.
45.4599, 9.1906
Milan, Italy
Leonardo's Horse - Il Cavallo dello Sforza
Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.
45.4809, 9.1296
Florence, Italy
Bronze Replica of Michelangelo’s David
A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.
43.7623, 11.2652
Venice, Italy
Squero di San Trovaso
Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.
45.4303, 12.3259
Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Lost Third Column
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
45.4330, 12.3388
Venice, Italy
Ponte delle Tette
In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.
45.4388, 12.3309
Florence, Italy
The Bull of Santa Maria del Fiore
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
43.7731, 11.2555
Venice, Italy
Palazzo Dario
Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.
45.4308, 12.3322
Florence, Italy
Vasari Corridor
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
43.7680, 11.2532
Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
45.4347, 12.3389
Italy
Carezza Rainbow Lake
According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.
46.4105, 11.5758
Florence, Italy
Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy
The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.
43.7736, 11.2484
Santo André, Brazil
Paranapiacaba Train Station
The remains of a British railway rusting in the jungle mist of a Brazilian mountainside.
-23.7789, -46.3019
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