Places claireromama Wants to Go

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

This large granite seal outside a Massachusetts funeral home comes with a surprising dedication.

A unique outdoor timepiece at a "clothing-optional" resort.

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

A replica of the famed statue far from home.

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

A striking bronze sculpture of a Roman goddess with two hound dogs for company.

Kissing the ass of this stone lioness has become a rite of passage in the city of Girona.

This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.

An oversized bluebird statue returns to its rightful place on Vilano Beach pier.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

In the former treasury of a popular temple, a rare sculptural depiction of Kannon’s diverse avatars.

This Baltic beauty is rumored to grant a wish and a half.

Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.

Photographs of the faces of the town's dead cover the walls of this small Italian church.

A memorial dedicated to the Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla-Pérez.

A Gothic gym and community space that encourages fitness for misfits.

The French leader's hat sits in a glass case at the oldest restaurant in Paris.

A monument to placate the spirits of an ancient forest.

This remote Scottish cave has been a site of Christian pilgrimage for many centuries.

For but one summer in 1975, this rural suburb became a busy tourist spot when a local girl claimed to have seen ghostly faces on an old stele.

A museum of Czech puppetry and wine in an allegedly haunted 14th-century stone house.