San Francisco, California
Garden of Fragrance
Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.
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San Francisco, California
Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.
Nazaré, Portugal
A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.
Colares, Portugal
One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."
Ilhéu das Rolas, São Tomé and Príncipe
The equator passes through this tiny island in the eastern Atlantic.
Rome, Italy
Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.
Rome, Italy
A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Vienna, Austria
In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.
Vienna, Austria
Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.
Vienna, Austria
Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.
Vienna, Austria
The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.
Bratislava, Slovakia
The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.
Lisbon, Portugal
This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.
Santana, Portugal
These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.