Valencia, Spain
La Mascletá
A daily pyrotechnic celebration marks a beloved tradition during Valencia's festival season.
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Valencia, Spain
A daily pyrotechnic celebration marks a beloved tradition during Valencia's festival season.
Vienna, Austria
The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.
The Hague, Netherlands
A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.
Madrid, Spain
An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.
Bern, Switzerland
The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.
Condeixa-a-Velha, Portugal
One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.
Alcobaça, Portugal
The corpse bride of Portugal.
New York, New York
Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Valencia, Spain
Vibrant street art created with mixed media.
Camelle, Spain
Open air sculptures by an eccentric and loin-clothed hermit.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.