London, England
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Vectors of Disease Frieze
The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.
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London, England
The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.
London, England
Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.
London, England
A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.
Aldbury, England
You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."
Great Missenden, England
This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).
Mettlach, Germany
Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."
Schwetzingen, Germany
This 18th-century folly is one of Europe's rare "garden mosques."
Hardheim, Germany
A scale rocket of an Ariane 5 rocket serves as a monument to a pioneer of space science.
Wunsiedel, Germany
Money made from smuggling sugar helped create this wondrous rock maze in honor of the Prussian Queen Louise.
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Želízy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Blatce, Czechia
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
kłodzki, Poland
Naturally formed rock city in Poland.
Poland
A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".
Gmina Leśnica, Poland
One of the largest amphitheaters in Europe is a former Nazi German gathering place that still stands today.
Gliwice, Poland
Gliwice Radio Tower, likely the tallest wooden structure in the world.
Błędów, Poland
People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.
Ostrava, Czechia
A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.
Čičmany, Slovakia
A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.
Šiatorská Bukovinka, Slovakia
Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.
Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary
World's tallest cigar-shaped radio tower.
Szabadkígyós, Hungary
This castle was designed to have as many windows as there are days in the year.