Leiden, Netherlands
Leiden's Monumental Urinal
This public toilet built in the famous Amsterdam School architectural style is a Dutch national monument.
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Leiden, Netherlands
This public toilet built in the famous Amsterdam School architectural style is a Dutch national monument.
Prepared Foods
Cow udder is enjoying a resurgence as a sandwich filler in Rotterdam.
Leiden, Netherlands
A relic of the old jail still stands in its original location.
Drinks
A distillery's abandoned barrels of cinnamon liqueur led to this new Dutch tradition.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A strangely curved lamppost stands tall over this avenue in Rotterdam.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.
La Palma, Spain
A series of well-preserved ruins show the culture of the ancient Benehoaritas people.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.
Leiden, Netherlands
This century-old street sign is a forgotten remnant of the old city.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.
Stockholm, Sweden
A 1:42 scale model of the world's second largest lensed telescope.
Leiden, Netherlands
A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.
Leiden, Netherlands
People have been placing babies on these lilies for photoshoots since the Victorian era.
La Palma, Spain
This underwater graveyard commemorates a group of murdered 16th-century missionaries.
Stockholm, Sweden
This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.
Stockholm, Sweden
Hidden in plain sight, Sweden's official ordnance datum is now abandoned.
Sweets
These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.
Sweets
Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.
Stockholm, Sweden
A miniature model of the iconic Stockholm department store.
Drinks
This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.
Gastro
This Polish Easter tradition artfully assembles symbolic foods, from bread to lamb-shaped butter.
Munich, Germany
The telescope that discovered Neptune.
Leiden, Netherlands
An unassuming rod in the Netherlands was once the old standard unit of length for the entire Dutch empire.
Munich, Germany
A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.