Halle (Saale), Germany
Francke Foundation Cabinet of Curiosities (Wunderkammer)
This is part of the Francke Foundation Museum, a curiosity cabinet filled with different scientific and natural wonders.
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Halle (Saale), Germany
This is part of the Francke Foundation Museum, a curiosity cabinet filled with different scientific and natural wonders.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.
Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Germany
This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.
Vienna, Austria
The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
Salzburg, Austria
These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.
Salzburg, Austria
Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.
Potsdam, Germany
If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.
Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Berlin, Germany
One of the largest numismatic collections in Europe fell victim to a huge theft.
Bath, England
An iconic British fixture in an unconventional color.
Bath, England
The accidental discovery of this gilt bronze head led archaeologists to find the Roman Baths in the city of Bath
Bath, England
Legend has it that Bishop Oliver King dreamed of angels ascending to heaven and ordered the church's reconstruction in the late 1400s
Bath, England
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
Bamberg, Germany
Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.
Augsburg, Germany
Next to the well-known retaining weir "Hochablass" is the former raft port for the city of Augsburg.
Augsburg, Germany
What appears to be an ordinary bridge is actually a rare aqueduct.
Augsburg, Germany
According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.
Berlin, Germany
In a quiet neighborhood in the south of Berlin is one of the most ambitious social housing experiments of the 20th century.
Scotland
A copy of an ancient Roman distance marker that indicates the beginning of the Antonine Wall.
Kilsyth, Scotland
Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.
Glasgow, Scotland
Remnants of the Roman empire's northern frontier nestled in suburban Glasgow.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.
Ravenglass, England
These Roman ruins in England’s Lake District are 2,000 years old, but look pretty good for their age.