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mocchiatto

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Hidden, quirky, nostalgic are what I like.

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Baby Blue

Galena, Illinois

West Street Sculpture Park

Dozens of large steel sculptures fill this two-acre park outside a former blacksmith's studio.

The Dowling House

Galena, Illinois

The Dowling House

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

The DeSoto House Hotel, opened in 1855, is the oldest operating hotel in Illinois.

Galena, Illinois

DeSoto House Hotel

The oldest operating hotel in Illinois enjoys a historic (and some say haunted) past.

C-97 Stratofreighter at the Don Q Inn

Dodgeville, Wisconsin

C-97 Stratofreighter at the Don Q Inn

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

The old gas station.

Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Pagoda Fine Jewelry

The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.

Flame of Liberty

Paris, France

Flame of Liberty

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

Stones for the guilotine

Paris, France

Remnants of the Paris Guillotine

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

PA-03 up close, the oldest original invader.

Paris, France

Paris Space Invaders

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

Le Stryge.

Paris, France

Le Stryge

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Mini-Europe

Brussels, Belgium

Mini-Europe

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

Laeken Greenhouses illuminated. (luc_viatour/Flickr)

Brussels, Belgium

Royal Greenhouses of Laeken

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Comic Strip Route

Brussels, Belgium

Comic Strip Route

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

Sun Voyager

Reykjavik, Iceland

Sun Voyager

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

The Atomium

Brussels, Belgium

The Atomium

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Den Spauwer prepares to spew.

Brussels, Belgium

Den Spauwer

Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.

Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris

Paris, France

Musée Marmottan Monet

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

Statue of Liberty at Pont du Grenelle

Paris, France

Statue of Liberty at Pont de Grenelle

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

'Bouquet of Tulips'

Paris, France

'Bouquet of Tulips'

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

Pont de la Concorde

Paris, France

Pont de la Concorde

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The Defender of Time

Paris, France

Le Défenseur du Temps (The Defender of Time)

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

The funicular as it operates in Montmartre today.

Paris, France

Montmartre Funicular

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

The temple.

Paris, France

Temple de la Sybille (The Temple of Sybille)

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

Stravinsky Fountain

Paris, France

The Stravinsky Fountain

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

La Conciergerie

Paris, France

La Conciergerie

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

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