Places Edited by mocchiatto

A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

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

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

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

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.