Porto, Portugal
Sao Bento Station
Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.
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Porto, Portugal
Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.
Cologne, Germany
The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.
Brussels, Belgium
Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Brussels, Belgium
Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.
Québec City, Québec
This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.
Québec City, Québec
A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.
Québec City, Québec
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
New York, New York
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
New York, New York
An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.
New York, New York
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
New York, New York
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
Paris, France
A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Paris, France
A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.
Paris, France
A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.
Arcachon, France
A young Gustave Eiffel assisted in the construction of this skinny metal observation tower.
La Teste-de-Buch, France
Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron, France
Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.