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New Delhi, India

Daryaganj Sunday Book Market

A weekly bazaar sells thousands of books, from vintage collectibles to paperbacks sold by weight.

Lodhi Art District.

New Delhi, India

Lodhi Art District

India's first open-air public art district sits in the heart of the country's capital.

Lotus Temple

New Delhi, India

Bahá'í Lotus Temple

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

Bijay Mandal complex

New Delhi, India

Bijay Mandal

This ruined relic of the medieval city of Jahanpanah is a quiet oasis in the middle of New Delhi.

Felsenmeer

Hemer, Germany

Hemer Felsenmeer

Wooden pathways run through this rocky landscape, which legend says was created when a dwarven king pulled down his own castle to stop raiding giants.

Bayer Cross

Leverkusen, Germany

Bayer Cross

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

Düsseldorf Central Station’s Model Railway

Dusseldorf, Germany

Düsseldorf Central Station’s Model Railway

A coin-operated model railway tucked inside a busy train station

The Wuppertal "kaiserwagen" which once carried the German Emperor.

Wuppertal, Germany

Schwebebahn Wuppertal

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

Red Light Secrets.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Red Light Secrets

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

(Flickr/fidelramos)

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Oudekerksplein

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Trompettersteeg in 2024.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Trompettersteeg

Widely advertised as Amsterdam’s narrowest street, this passage was once a highlight of the Red Light District before its windows closed.

The urinal.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

City Hall Urinal

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

Normaal Amsterdams Peil (Amsterdam Ordnance Datum)

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Normaal Amsterdams Peil (Amsterdam Ordnance Datum)

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

Amsterdam Oersoep.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Oersoep

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

Close up of some of the 40,000 padlocks of love.

Cologne, Germany

Cologne's Love Locks Bridge

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

Three Kings Reliquary

Cologne, Germany

Shrine of the Three Kings

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

Severinsbrücke in Cologne

Cologne, Germany

Secret Grave in the Pylon of Severinsbrücke Bridge

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

The saints' heads in front of Bonn Minster.

Bonn, Germany

Heads of Saints Cassius and Florentius

A pair of giant stone heads represent the ancient Roman saints beheaded here.

Burg Drachenfels seen from Mehlem.

Königswinter, Germany

Burg Drachenfels

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

Bundesbank Bunker Cochem

Cochem, Germany

Bundesbank Bunker Cochem

This Cold War–era fallout shelter was actually a storage facility for the nation's emergency currency.

Reichsburg Cochem

Cochem, Germany

Reichsburg Cochem

This 12th-century castle majestically overlooks the city and the beautiful Mosel River valley.

Hängeseilbrücke Geierlay

Mörsdorf, Germany

Hängeseilbrücke Geierlay

Germany's longest suspension rope bridge.

The Heidelberg funicular.

Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberger Bergbahnen

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

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