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Leiden's Monumental Urinal

Leiden, Netherlands

Leiden's Monumental Urinal

This public toilet built in the famous Amsterdam School architectural style is a Dutch national monument.

Uierboord

Prepared Foods

Uierboord

Cow udder is enjoying a resurgence as a sandwich filler in Rotterdam.

The pole.

Leiden, Netherlands

Gravensteen's Whipping Pole

A relic of the old jail still stands in its original location.

Leidse Koffie

Drinks

Leidse Koffie

A distillery's abandoned barrels of cinnamon liqueur led to this new Dutch tradition.

Kraatpaal

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Kraatpaal

A strangely curved lamppost stands tall over this avenue in Rotterdam.

The BMW

Rotterdam, Netherlands

The BMW

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

Roque de los Muchachos

La Palma, Spain

Roque de los Muchachos

A series of well-preserved ruins show the culture of the ancient Benehoaritas people.

The lift.

Stockholm, Sweden

Gamla Riksarkivet Lift

Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.

Bakkerssteeg Street Sign
Permanently Closed

Leiden, Netherlands

Bakkerssteeg Street Sign

This century-old street sign is a forgotten remnant of the old city.

The last remaining in situ Huddesteen in the Eenhoorn lock.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Huddesteen

The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.

The Lego telescope.

Stockholm, Sweden

Lego Swedish 1-M Solar Telescope

A 1:42 scale model of the world's second largest lensed telescope.

The holiday market at Leiden.

Leiden, Netherlands

Leiden's Floating Christmas Market

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

A baby having a photoshoot.

Leiden, Netherlands

Victoria Amazonica

People have been placing babies on these lilies for photoshoots since the Victorian era.

Sunken crosses.

La Palma, Spain

Sunken Crosses of Malpique

This underwater graveyard commemorates a group of murdered 16th-century missionaries.

The Katarinahissen.

Stockholm, Sweden

Katarina Elevator

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

The datum.

Stockholm, Sweden

Normalhöjdpunkten

Hidden in plain sight, Sweden's official ordnance datum is now abandoned.

Lussekatter

Sweets

Lussekatter

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.

Pepernoten

Sweets

Pepernoten

Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.

Lego Åhléns City.

Stockholm, Sweden

Lego Åhléns City

A miniature model of the iconic Stockholm department store.

Julmust

Drinks

Julmust

This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.

Święconka

Gastro

Święconka

This Polish Easter tradition artfully assembles symbolic foods, from bread to lamb-shaped butter.

Fraunhofer Refractor at the Deutsches Museum

Munich, Germany

Fraunhofer Refractor at the Deutsches Museum

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

Rhenish foot and rod

Leiden, Netherlands

Rijnlandse Roede (Rhenish Rod)

An unassuming rod in the Netherlands was once the old standard unit of length for the entire Dutch empire.

Inside the observatory.

Munich, Germany

Volkssternwarte München

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

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