Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Damrak is the pedestrian axis from which all of the Amsterdam unfolds. It connects the newly renovated train station to Dam Square, both of which are activity hubs pulsing with potential customers. No wonder roses find an easy market there. [2015]

Marrakech, Morocco

In the souks of Marrakech's medina you may catch a glimpse of what life used to be like on the fringes of the desert. In the face of a shop keeper, in fact, you might feel transported back 3,000 years to the era when tooth-sharpening became part of Saharan culture. [2010]

Istanbul, Turkey

Why do some neighborhoods exude such a very strong spirit of place? Not only because of their memorable landscapes but also because of their memorable inhabitants. Here, a resident of Istanbul's Çemberlitaş neighborhood reminds of us what yesteryear might have looked like in a way we will remember. [2015]

Greensburg, Indiana, USA

Usually the LOVE sculpture makes you feel good. But not when you spot it in a cemetery. There, it symbolizes heartache and the love that lasts for eternity. "Our Beloved Son": gone at 19 years of age, but loved forever. [2013]

Yerevan, Armenia

Take a popular cultural icon and make it your own. How have the Armenians done it?  Not by translating LOVE into Armenian, but by choosing their own color for LOVE. Do you still prefer the more amorous red? [2015]

Milan, Italy

People around the world seem to have fallen in love in with Robert Indiana's Love sculpture. Cities find it useful because it puts you in the mood to love the city as much as you love your sweetheart. But, AMOR doesn't spell love, does it? [2008]

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

The LOVE sculpture has deep roots in Indiana (the state and the artist), but it seems most at home in Philadelphia, "the city of brotherly love," where its popularity easily trumps a popular President. The square is officially named JFK Plaza, but everyone calls it Love Park. [2015]