So you’re thinking of visiting the Vatican? Not so fast, my friend:
1. It’s crazy hard to find
![](https://i0.wp.com/qahn.org/files/quebecanglophoneheritagenetwork/images/getinline.jpg?resize=1280%2C853&ssl=1)
2. And crazy hard to get to
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Rome_6532.jpg/1024px-Rome_6532.jpg)
3. It’s not like you can just walk right up to it
4. Let alone drive
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Rom,_Vatikan,_Blick_auf_den_Petersdom_(von_der_Via_della_Conciliazione).jpg)
5. The architecture is worthless
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Bernini_Colonnade_at_St_Peter's_Square,_Rome_-_2626.jpg)
6. And thoroughly unimpressive
![](https://i0.wp.com/msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-100304-rome-NEW/ss-100304-rome-09.ss_full.jpg?resize=1200%2C806&ssl=1)
7. Seriously, who designed this anyway?
8. And really, if you’ve seen one statue you’ve seen them all
![](https://i0.wp.com/4.bp.blogspot.com/_KMSJtbsT_xs/TLxOt1lmTnI/AAAAAAAAD6E/whCpaZGYRHk/s1600/photo-734560.jpg?resize=1280%2C960&ssl=1)
9. #onehitwonder, hahaha…am I right?
![](https://mvschulze.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/81.jpg?resize=1400%2C866)
10. The artwork…blech
![](https://i0.wp.com/media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bed83863b07d8d1e1f0f6a70670042ec.jpg?resize=1400%2C908&ssl=1)
11. Uninspiring
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Creaci%C3%B3n_de_Ad%C3%A1m.jpg)
12. Christians especially would do well to stay away
![](https://i0.wp.com/insidethevatican.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/3IMG_7143-X.jpg?resize=1400%2C940&ssl=1)
13. Christmastime is nothing special
![](https://i0.wp.com/italytravelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Christmas-Mass-at-the-Vatican.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
14. Neither is Easter
![](https://i0.wp.com/media.hamptonroads.com/cache/files/images/1802251.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&ssl=1)
15. There’s just nothing for them there
![](https://i0.wp.com/d2jkk5z9de9jwi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/PA-16693861.jpg?resize=1400%2C1016&ssl=1)
16. The inside of the Basilica is soooo small
17. They should at least use it for something important
18. Something that will change lives or something
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.catholicnewsagency.com/images/Papal_ordination_of_priests_3_in_St_Peters_Basilica_on_April_26_2015_Credit_Bohumil_Petrik_CNA_4_26_15.jpg?resize=1007%2C671&ssl=1)
19. No one famous is buried here*
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.glanmireparish.ie/temp/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Blessed-Pope-John-Paul-II-e1308946266451.gif?resize=1400%2C1003&ssl=1)
20. No one
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.fatherdaniel.net/uploads/1/8/6/5/18659380/9456571_orig.jpg?resize=1234%2C822&ssl=1)
21. Not a single important person
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Reliquienschrein_Papst_Johannes_XXIII_-_Petersdom.jpg)
22. What does this place even commemorate, does anyone even remember?
![](https://i0.wp.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/large/840804.jpg?resize=1284%2C963&ssl=1)
23. Sure, you can climb the dome, but is it really worth the effort?
![](https://persbaglio.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/places-054.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050)
24. Don’t get me started on the lack of museums
![](https://i0.wp.com/focusfoto.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Enio-Leite-Vaticano.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&ssl=1)
25. Everyone is miserable
![](https://i0.wp.com/darkroom.baltimoresun.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/AFP_Getty-163552098.jpg?resize=1400%2C935&ssl=1)
26. There’s no cultural diversity at all
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Wydrome2000.jpg)
27. It’s totally unsafe
![](https://i0.wp.com/media1.s-nbcnews.com/i/newscms/2014_19/424251/pc-140506-swiss-guard-swearing-1503_dc9aadb80b6a57ce74b5df64e4acfc81.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&ssl=1)
28. There’s no green space whatsoever
![](https://missionaryteresa.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/dscn5982.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050)
29. No one interesting to see
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.todayscatholicnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/14POPEAUDIENCE14927.jpg?resize=1400%2C901&ssl=1)
30. It’s a ghost town
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.romannews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Crowd-in-Saint-Peters-Square-for-John-Paul-II-Beatification.jpg?resize=1400%2C929&ssl=1)
31. It’s even worse at night
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Basilica_di_San_Pietro_(notte).jpg)
32. It’s not near anything else worth visiting
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.awesomestories.com/images/user/a989440238.jpg?resize=1400%2C887&ssl=1)
33. A cultural and historical void.
![](https://i0.wp.com/wallzoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/colosseum-at-night.jpg?resize=1400%2C890&ssl=1)
34. Whatever you do, do NOT visit the Vatican
![](https://i0.wp.com/farm7.staticflickr.com/6178/6169182974_1363e364d8_o_d.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&ssl=1)
* This tomb now reads “Sanctus”.
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