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Entrance to the hidden chapel.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Begijnhof Chapel

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

'Beetle Sphere'

Amsterdam, Netherlands

'Beetle Sphere'

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

The Little Woodcutter at work

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Little Woodcutter

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

Aletta Henrïette Jacobs

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aletta Henrïette Jacobs

This plaque marks the former home of one of the first women physicians in the Netherlands.

Italy and Spain.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Zevenlandenhuizen (Seven Country Houses)

A set of seven houses, each built in a style that represents a European country.

De Berenkuil

Eindhoven, Netherlands

De Berenkuil

A bike traffic circle showcasing the works of local graffiti artists.

Cuyperspassage

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Cuyperspassage

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

The tanks are lined up in strict rows.

Sögel, Germany

Sögel Tank Cemetery

There are two dozen tanks just sitting in an open field in Lower Saxony.

Transrapid series 09 vehicle at the Emsland Test Facility

Lathen, Germany

Emsland Maglev-Test Facility

A decomissioned facility where the German "Transrapid" maglev trains were once tested.

Danse Macabre stained glass.

Lübeck, Germany

Danse Macabre Stained Glass

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

The 13th-century fortress tower with houses from 1672 (No. 47-51).

Lübeck, Germany

Half Tower

A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.

Niederegger Marzipan Museum

Lübeck, Germany

Niederegger Marzipan Museum

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

medieval side alley

Lübeck, Germany

Medieval Courtyards of Lübeck

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

Church of St. Mary in Luebeck, the bells, partly melted during the fire in WWII.

Lübeck, Germany

The Broken Bells of St. Mary's

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

The bottom calendar wheel of the astronomical clock.

Lübeck, Germany

Astronomical Clock at St. Mary's Church

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

The devil sits on the stone slab, smiling at passers-by

Lübeck, Germany

The Devil's Stone

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

Civil unrest on a small scale.

Hamburg, Germany

Miniatur Wunderland

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

Pedestrians inside the St. Pauli Elbtunnel

Hamburg, Germany

St. Pauli Elbtunnel

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

The Gates of the Herbertstraße.

Hamburg, Germany

Herbertstraße

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

Wälderhaus

Hamburg, Germany

Wälderhaus

This wooden hotel is a temple to German sustainability and forest conservation.

Rote Flora

Hamburg, Germany

Rote Flora

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

St. Nicholas' Church

Hamburg, Germany

St. Nicholas' Church

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

 Angel playing bagpipes in the Thistle Chapel.

Edinburgh, Scotland

St Giles' Cathedral Thistle Chapel

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

At first glance, this just looks like an ordinary house.

Tilburg, Netherlands

Kunstwerk 't Draaiend Huys

What looks like an ordinary house from the outside is actually a rotating sculpture.

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