Places Edited by Julius Spada

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

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.

The first dish to bounce radio signals off the Moon, it was the forerunner to the U.S. Space Program.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.