Blankenburg (Harz), Germany
Teufelsmauer (The Devil's Wall)
A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Blankenburg (Harz), Germany
A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.
Bremen, Germany
A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.
Antwerp, Belgium
This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.
Milan, Italy
This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.
Belgium
Walk or bike along a narrow strip of Belgium sandwiched by German territory.
Andernach, Germany
The highest cold-water geyser in the world.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
One of the world's tallest flagpoles.
Bratislava, Slovakia
The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.
Tournai, Belgium
After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.
Mons, Belgium
A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.
Mons, Belgium
Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.
Vleteren, Belgium
Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.
Ypres, Belgium
The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.
Ypres, Belgium
This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.
Ypres, Belgium
A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
Ypres, Belgium
In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.
Tervuren, Belgium
A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.
Raeren, Belgium
This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.
Vaals, Netherlands
A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.
Plombières, Belgium
Abandoned since 1998, this train station has become an oasis for urban explorers.
Heidelberg, Germany
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Heidelberg, Germany
This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.
Heidelberg, Germany
It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.
Potsdam, Germany
A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.