Places EricaInCA Wants to Go

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

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

This bronze boy sits on one of Capri's rocky cliffs, waving at the passing boats.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery.

A colonial family tomb that once doubled as New York City’s secret records vault.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

This Indianapolis landmark offers a secret panoramic view of the city. 

This multisensory alley has the ability to remind bustling citygoers to stop and smell the roses.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.