Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
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Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Venice, Italy
In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.
Venice, Italy
This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.
Paris, France
A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.
Paris, France
This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.
Paris, France
This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
Giverny, France
At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.
Nice, France
A memorial to honor those who were killed in a Bastille Day terror attack in Nice.
Nice, France
A cast iron Fiat 500 sculpture overlooks the sea at Port Lympia.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
Brussels, Belgium
This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."
Brussels, Belgium
This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.
Malmö, Sweden
This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.
Malmö, Sweden
20-foot tall lamp mumbles Swedish to celebrate the holidays.
Brooklyn, New York
This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.
Brooklyn, New York
A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.
Brooklyn, New York
Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.