Places Edited by je13sus

Ciudad Real's former town hall found new life in 2005 when the chime clock with automatons was installed.

A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.

In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

This Roman arena once played host to bloody gladiatorial battles.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

This multi-level, aqueduct-footbridge hybrid is one of the greatest works of the Spanish Renaissance.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.