Madrid, Spain
Palacio de Cristal
Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.
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Madrid, Spain
Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.
Madrid, Spain
Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.
Milan, Italy
One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.
Lisbon, Portugal
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Redmond, Oregon
Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.
Strasbourg, France
Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.
Strasbourg, France
There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Sintra, Portugal
This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.
Turda, Romania
This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.
Copenhagen, Denmark
A little-known cafe in an old copper bridge tower with 360-degree views of the harbor.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An old Danish political institution where members of government can grab a drink off the record.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The only surviving piece of Copenhagen's 16th-century defensive wall.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.