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Antoninus and Faustina Temple

Rome, Italy

Antoninus and Faustina Temple

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

Fresco erotic scene in the Lupanar

Pompeii, Italy

The Brothels of Pompeii

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

Stone penis.

Pompeii, Italy

Stone Phalluses of Pompeii

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Plaster Citizens of Pompeii

Pompeii, Italy

Plaster Citizens of Pompeii

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The Baboon.

Rome, Italy

'Il Babuino' ('The Baboon')

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

Zuccari Palace

Rome, Italy

Zuccari Palace

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

Crypt of the Three Skeletons.

Rome, Italy

Santa Maria della Concezione Crypts

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The water clock at Terrazza del Pincio.

Rome, Italy

The Water Clock

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

Dawn on Charles V palace in Alhambra, Granada, Spain.

Granada, Spain

Muslim Gravestones of the Alhambra

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

Hamnøy Reien, Lofoten.

Røst, Norway

Lofoten Islands

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

A 1956 Volvo P1900.

Gothenburg, Sweden

World of Volvo

The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.

"Pusher Street" in 2007, after eviction of the hash stands. A "no photo sign" remains. The hash stands have since returned. (Wikimedia Commons)

Copenhagen, Denmark

Freetown Christiania

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

Øresund Bridge

Malmö, Sweden

Øresund Bridge

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Legoland Billund

Billund, Denmark

Legoland in Billund

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

Trying to show the different types of symbolic jets.

Vienna, Austria

Hochstrahlbrunnen

Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.

Manneken Pis in US Air Force uniform

Brussels, Belgium

Manneken Pis

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

The Dancing Bull is found in front of Dior and Swarovski stores, the left turn from the main entrance looking to Duomo.

Milan, Italy

Dancing Bull of Good Fortune

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.

A street performer on Las Ramblas.

Barcelona, Spain

Street Performers of Las Ramblas

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Sagrat Cor, the church at the very top of Tibidabo. (Wikimedia Commons)

Barcelona, Spain

Tibidabo

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

The facade of the church, still under construction.

Barcelona, Spain

Sagrada Família

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Tramvia Blau

Barcelona, Spain

Tramvia Blau

Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.

Houses inside Park Güell designed by Gaudí

Barcelona, Spain

Park Güell

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Pont de la Concorde

Paris, France

Pont de la Concorde

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

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.

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