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Paris, France
Paris Point Zero
The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.
48.8534, 2.3482
Cologne, Germany
St. Petersglocke
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
50.9414, 6.9583
Budapest, Hungary
Air Defense Early Warning Listening Ears
A relic of World War I that now exist as a piece of public art.
47.4949, 19.0426
Budapest, Hungary
Memorial for Victims of the German Occupation
A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.
47.5032, 19.0507
Budapest, Hungary
‘Kiskirálylány’ (‘Little Princess’)
A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.
47.4959, 19.0482
Budapest, Hungary
Mátyás Fountain
A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.
47.4962, 19.0391
Budapest, Hungary
Michael Jackson Memorial Tree
A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.
47.4975, 19.0521
Budapest, Hungary
Columbo Statue
Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.
47.5126, 19.0489
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest Chairlift (Zugligeti Libegő)
A two-way chairlift system between Zugliget and the highest point in the city.
47.5162, 18.9743
London, England
221b Baker Street
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
51.5237, -0.1583
London, England
Word on the Water
This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
51.5354, -0.1235
London, England
Platform 9 3/4
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
51.5322, -0.1240
Madrid, Spain
Queen Victoria Bridge
This modernist bridge highlights the bear as a symbol of Madrid.
40.4247, -3.7267
Madrid, Spain
Cuesta de Moyano
A haven for book enthusiasts across the street from Retiro Park.
40.4096, -3.6903
Madrid, Spain
El Oso y el Madroño (The Bear and the Strawberry Tree)
This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.
40.4170, -3.7026
Madrid, Spain
Fountain of the Fallen Angel
Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.
40.4111, -3.6825
Pfronten, Germany
The Jungholz Quadripoint
Two nations form a rare four-sided border at the peak of a mountain, philosophical questions result.
47.5558, 10.4544
Montenegro
Mamula Island
Former military fort and site of untold horrors during WWII, this island may become the Adriatic's next luxury resort.
42.3953, 18.5583
Montenegro
Our Lady of the Rocks
A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.
42.4867, 18.6889
Kotor, Montenegro
Fortifications of Kotor
These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.
42.4257, 18.7724
London, England
The Tower of London Menagerie
These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
51.5082, -0.0785
Längenfeld, Austria
Aqua Dome Langenfeld
Visitors dip into a variety of pools of what was once ice.
47.0685, 10.9656
Amsterdam, Netherlands
City Hall Urinal
A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.
52.3714, 4.8955
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Museum Vrolik
A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.
52.2954, 4.9590
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