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.
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Madrid, Spain
This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.
Madrid, Spain
In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.
Tallinn, Estonia
This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.
Tallinn, Estonia
This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Marville, France
The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Dingolfing, Germany
In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Since 1999, this bakery has been turning out the dreamiest tortes in the Slovenian capital.
Manchester, England
The construction of this bridge dates back to the 15th century.
Dilijan, Armenia
The luxurious circular mansion built for a Communist leader now lies abandoned.
Abovyan, Armenia
Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.
Tumanyan, Armenia
A tiny museum dedicated exclusively to the tiny art that decorates matchboxes.
Yerevan, Armenia
Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.
Areni, Armenia
This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.
Batumi, Georgia
A shipwreck named Desire at the shore of Batumi.
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia
Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.
Batumi, Georgia
Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.
Yerevan, Armenia
These ruins of a Soviet children's railway station have a haunted atmosphere.
Kumbor, Montenegro
Relics designed to contain and conceal Yugoslavian submarines.
Hallstatt, Austria
An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
Rachana, Lebanon
An open-air gallery and garden in North Lebanon with plans to continue growing.