You could go to Barcelona and see Sagrada Familia, and the contemporary art museum and all of the Gaudi houses, but if you head to the capital of Catalonia and don’t take some time to simply peruse the streets and check out the graffiti, you’ll miss out on some of the best art and creative inspiration that the city has to offer.
Read more: Free Art: Exploring The Graffiti Of Barcelona | Gadling.com
The typical Chicago tourist itinerary includes stops at the Art Institute, Navy Pier, a boat ride on the lake or the river, Wrigley Field, the Magnificent Mile, and the Willis (Sears) Tower, among other places. If you’ve already been to these places, or you’d rather dig deeper and go further off the beaten track, here are ten more under the radar things to do in America’s Second City.
The Bund Sightseeing Tunnel in Shanghai, China.
(via The World’s Prettiest Destination Tunnels | Gadling.com)
What a great sculptural use of suitcases. Thanks @oliphillips for the tip.
Packa Pappas Kappsäck
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Art galleries involve Rubik’s Cubes in some corners of the globe.
Is Providence, Rhode Island the Country’s Most Creative City? Mr. Paul Brady thinks so.
Painting Urbanism is an exhibit opening Saturday at Storefront in NYC - it examines the work of Haas&Hahn, Dutch artists who paint large-scale murals in Brazil’s poorest urban communities.
Great photo of the painted fevelas. More can be seen on their Facebook page.
Wrinkles of the City
The real message to take home from this photo is streetsy.com, a visually powerful street art blog that is getting bookmarked over at Gadling HQ right now.
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