As Milan becomes the latest tourist hot spot to ban the selfie stick, we reveal the full list of outlawed locations
More than a thousand locations around the globe have banned selfie fans from using the sticks
THE city of Milan has just banned the selfie stick.
As part of a wider crackdown on anti-social behaviour, the photo props have been outlawed until August 13 - although the deadline may be extended if necessary.
They're not the only place to axe the tourist must-have though - Milan is one in a long list of locations that have had enough of the devices.
From stadiums to train stations, there are a number of locations around the world where it is illegal to attempt the perfect selfie.
Every month, the list grows longer as people lose patience with self-absorbed humans.
In fact, the number of locations is now so large that it's hard to keep track.
So we've compiled a list of the places for selfie lovers heading off on their holidays over the next few weeks, so they can stay on the right side of the law.
The UK
Unsurprisingly, selfie sticks are banned at most sporting events already in Britain - including Wimbledon and at Premier League matches.
But there a number of other popular tourist destinations that also don't allow visitors to enter if they are carrying one of the devices.
St Paul's Cathedral in London have banned selfie sticks, as have the National Gallery, but fans of the Tate, the National Portrait Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum can still take the perfect cultural selfie.
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Music venues are also strict on allowing selfie sticks, with Hammersmith Apollo, the O2 Academy, The Roundhouse in Camden and Wembley Arena all banning the equipment.
The Sugarmill nightclub in Stoke-on-Trent became the first club to ban selfie sticks in 2015 to stop revellers from blocking each other's view.
Families visiting theme parks in the UK should be wary of the rules too - Alton Towers and Chessington will allow selfie sticks but not on the rides.
The Tower of London also has specific guidelines - selfie sticks aren't banned but they can't be taken into the Jewel House, Martin Tower or the chapels.
Europe
Milan isn't the only Italian city getting tough on selfie sticks - tourists visiting the Colosseum are asked not to use the device to take photos of themselves.
The restriction was announced in March 2015 over fears the world-famous landmark could get damaged.
Couples wanting to get a touching snap in city of love Paris also need to be careful where they point their stick, as some attractions won't allow the devices.
The Palace of Versailles has banned selfie sticks from the grounds, and the Musée d'Orsay won't allow them at all.
Disneyland Paris has also issued a crackdown on selfie sticks, but they are still fine to use at the Eiffel Tower and the Moulin Rouge - just not during a show.
Several Dutch museums have outlawed the sticks from their premises too, over fears the art could be damaged.
The Hermitage in Amsterdam, which doesn't even allow umbrellas inside, makes tourists leave them at the door, and the city's Van Gogh Museum has the same policy, as has the Albertina in Vienna.
Meanwhile, bosses at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City have banned photos being taken entirely of its famous ceiling painted by Michelangelo.
The US and Canada
Dozens of art galleries and museums in America banned selfie sticks at the height of the fad - with six in New York alone.
Tourists are not able to take devices into the Brooklyn Museum, Cooper Hewitt Museum, the Guggenheim, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Frick Museum.
Elsewhere in the States, selfie sticks are off limits at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington.
The same goes for the Art Institute of Chicago, the Detroit Institute of the Arts and The Seattle Art Museum.
Texas has also blocked tourists from taking the sticks into a number of its attractions - including the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, The Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas and the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin.
The Cleveland Museum of Art, the Getty Centre in La and the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh won't allow the devices, as well as the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
WHAT ARE SELFIE STICKS?
The selfie stick was patented in 2005 by Candadian inventor Wayne Fromm and became commercially available in the US the following year.
The device is simply a monopod used to take photos by positioning a phone beyond where an arm can reach.
But the devices can date back as far as 1925 - with a photo from that year showing a man taking a picture of himself and his wife using a long pole.
The term selfie stick did not become popular until around 2014, when it was branded one of the 25 best inventions.
Disneyland in California banned the sticks two years ago after a man on a ride whipped one out as the ride reached the top of a hill.
In fact, as a result selfie sticks were banned from all Disney parks across the world.
Events in America where a selfie stick would come in handy for the perfect Instagram shot - such as Comic Con and Lollapalooza - are also strict on banning the equipment.
The Kentucky Derby also won't allow the accessory, and neither will Lake Winnepesaukah - an amusement park in Georgia.
Lake Tahoe on the California/Nevada border asked visitors not to take selfies because tourists kept trying to take pictures with bears - with their backs turned to the animals.
Canada has also started barring the sticks from its tourist hot spots - including at the The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg.
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the nearby Pointe-à-Callière Archaeology Museum also won't allow the props beyond their doors, and the same goes for the MTS Centre in Winnipeg.
WHY HAVE SELFIE STICKS BEEN BANNED?
Although selfie sticks are a tourist must-have, many landmarks have banned them.
Music venues were among the first to stop people bringing them in over fears people could "illegally record" the bands' sets - as well as safety issues.
Many museums and art galleries have banned them because they worry people might damage the artwork.
Disney issued a full ban on selfie sticks after a thrillseeker pulled out a selfie mid-ride.
And sporting venues have stopped fans from bringing the photo props inside in case they are used as a weapons or intefere with other spectators' enjoyment.
Australia
Aussies have been incredibly strict when it comes to a selfie stick.
The world-famous Royal Opera House in Sydney has banned them, as have the National Gallery of Victoria, the National Portrait Gallery in Parkes and Perth Arena.
The Etihad Stadium in Melbourne and the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane will take sticks on entry.
The Soundwave Music Festival in Australia has axed selfie sticks, as has the Qantas Credit Union Arena in Sydney.
The rest of the world
A Disney blanket ban on selfie sticks has reached as far as the company's resort in Hong Kong.
And in Saudi Arabia, anyone visiting Mecca is also not allowed to carry the photo prop.
In China, the Palace Museum - usually referred to as the Forbidden City - is a hugely popular tourist attraction in Beijing, it’s extremely delicate and banned selfie sticks to protect it.
Every stadium in Brazil has a ban on the devices, but the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) has created the most bans.
They have outlawed the use of selfie sticks at 1,195 of its 1,222 stations, making Japan the biggest selfie stick enemy of all countries.
