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Al Campbell

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"Pinkelbaum", Frankfurt, Germany

Frankfurt, Germany

Pinkelbaum (Peeing Tree)

After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.

The two well-preserved ovens virtually intact.

Bishop Auckland, England

Inkerman Beehive Coke Ovens

Rare remnants of the brick-domed ovens birthed in the Durham coalfield during the Industrial Revolution.

Battle of Marston Moor Monument

York, England

Battle of Marston Moor Monument

A monolith stands at the site of the most significant battle ever fought on British soil.

The Vlooybergtoren

Tielt-Winge, Belgium

Vlooybergtoren

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

Tilleul de Gérouville

Gérouville, Belgium

Tilleul de Gérouville

A 600-year-old elm tree with a built-in seat and thatched roof.

Scars of shellfire.

La Ferté-sur-Chiers, France

Ouvrage La Ferté

This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.

Elf Freunde Kreisel

Kaiserslautern, Germany

Elf Freunde Kreisel

A team of concrete athletes stands in the middle of a traffic circle.

Douaumont Ossuary

Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France

Douaumont Ossuary

This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.

Birthplace of Joan of Arc

Domrémy-la-Pucelle, France

Birthplace of Joan of Arc

The woman who helped save 15th-century France was born in this humble home.

Tour Eiffel EuroSaône

Soing-Cubry-Charentenay, France

Tour Eiffel EuroSaône

It's a 1/20th height replica of the Eiffel Tower at 16 meters tall in the quaint village of Soing-Cubry-Chartenay.

The left edge of the mural is more or less on the border with the mural entirely in Switzerland.

Les Rousses, Switzerland

Hotel Arbez

Part of this hotel resides in Switzerland, the other in France, and the border splits the honeymoon suite.

Paxmal

Walenstadt, Switzerland

'Paxmal'

A monument to peace, built by one man over the course of 25 years.

Rhine Bridge Sevelen-Vaduz

Sevelen, Switzerland

Alte Rheinbrücke (Old Rhine Bridge)

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

A stone tower with brown pointed roof surveys a mountainous valley

Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Schloss Vaduz

Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.

Kindergarten Wolfartsweier

Karlsruhe, Germany

Kindergarten Wolfartsweier

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

Tower of Eben-Ezer

Bassenge, Belgium

Tower of Eben-Ezer

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

Six Fontaines

Herve, Belgium

Six Fontaines

A Belgian town divided its water supply into six troughs, each with a specific use.

A House for Essex

Manningtree, England

A House for Essex

This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.

Harley Davidson Monument

Littleport, England

Harley Davidson Monument

An unlikely connection between a little English town and the most famous brand of American motorcycles.

The Charles de Gaulle Saxophone Bridge

Dinant, Belgium

The Charles de Gaulle Saxophone Bridge

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

Chapelle Basbellain

Troisvierges, Luxembourg

Chapelle Basbellain

Carved into living stone, a beloved roadside chapel peacefully welcomes the faithful and curious alike.

Porta Nigra viewed from the south

Trier, Germany

Porta Nigra

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

Karl Marx birthplace in Trier, Germany

Trier, Germany

Karl Marx House

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

Gue(ho)st House.

Delme, France

Gue(ho)st House

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

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