Pompeii, Italy
Stone Phalluses of Pompeii
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
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Pompeii, Italy
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
Florence, Italy
A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.
Paris, France
Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.
Paris, France
If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.
Paris, France
An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.
Lyon, France
Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.
LoĂza, Puerto Rico
Archaeological sites and great food inside the island's largest mangrove forest.
Jayuya, Puerto Rico
The highest peak in Puerto Rico is home to a rare fern that can only be found on six trees at its summit.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
A sharply wedged sundial marks the point at which each day in the United States begins.
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.
Kanab, Utah
Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.
Moab, Utah
This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.
Salt Lake City, Utah
A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.
Brian Head, Utah
Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.
Utah
The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Rockville, Utah
Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Corinne, Utah
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.