Places miramarco Wants to Go

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.

This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.

This risqué sculpture, based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, caused outrage 35 years after it was erected.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.

Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

The arching stretch of London's longest street holds many reminders of the area's maritime past.

For more than a century, revolutionary graffiti has marked the wall of a Parisian church.

The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.

Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.

Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.

A window into a long-lost world, these colorful tiles advertise a long-defunct range of purgative teas, harmless smokables, and diarrhea cures.

A huge Soviet-era robotics factory in the outskirts of Prypiat, now long-abandoned.

This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.

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

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

A melancholy jester sits on the grave of a famous 20th-century ballet dancer and choreographer.

The hands on this clock appear to be created by two workers sweeping debris into careful positions.

This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.