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Montale

San Marino, San Marino

Montale

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

Cava dei Balestrieri

San Marino, San Marino

Cava dei Balestrieri

Where members of the Crossbow Corps of San Marino demonstrate their skills.

Castel del Monte

Andria, Italy

Castel del Monte

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

The Fountain of Bacchino

Florence, Italy

The Fountain of Bacchino

A whimsical Renaissance fountain sculpture from Florence, world-renowned for defying convention.

(Flickr/Wojtek Gurak)

Edinburgh, Scotland

Holyrood Abbey Ruins

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Gigerplatz Fountain

Chur, Switzerland

Gigerplatz Fountain

Study the Alien etchings in this fountain while you refill your water bottle.

Makeshift memorial at the base of the statue

Budapest, Hungary

Memorial for Victims of the German Occupation

A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.

Imre Nagy

Budapest, Hungary

Statue of Imre Nagy

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

Holocaust Tree of Life Memorial

Budapest, Hungary

Holocaust Tree of Life Memorial

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

Szimpla Kert

Budapest, Hungary

Szimpla Kert

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

Reading room in the Ervin Szabo Library

Budapest, Hungary

Szabo Ervin Library

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

Bud Spencer Statue

Budapest, Hungary

Bud Spencer Statue

The bronze creation commemorates the life and work of a beloved actor.

Gömböc statue

Budapest, Hungary

Gömböc

The largest statue of this convex, homogeneous object with just one stable and one unstable equilibrium point.

Wandering Apostles

Pécs, Hungary

Wandering Apostles

Twelve towering statues once destined for Pécs Cathedral, now sheltering under arches.

The Holy Right Hand of St. Stephen

Budapest, Hungary

The Holy Right

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

Gül Baba's Tomb

Budapest, Hungary

Gül Baba's Tomb

This tomb of a Sufi mystic is a remnant of Ottoman rule in Hungary.

The Three Arrows

Bologna, Italy

The Three Arrows

Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

The fountain.

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Witches' Well

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Taken in late Winter 2020

Nuremberg, Germany

Nuremberg Castle

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

Ehekarussell

Nuremberg, Germany

Ehekarussell

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

Old High Church Kirkyard

Inverness, Scotland

Old High Church Kirkyard

The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.

The Glasgow Necropolis

Glasgow, Scotland

The Glasgow Necropolis

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Duke of Wellington Statue

Glasgow, Scotland

Duke of Wellington Statue

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

Drinking Cup/ Museum of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Scotland

Greyfriars Bobby

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

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