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Belgrade, Serbia

Belgrade Tesla Museum

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Brussels, Belgium

Gabrielle Petit Statue

Belgium's national heroine turned spy sacrificed her life to combat German occupation.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Brussels, Belgium

‘The Container’

In the middle of a Brussels roundabout, a cargo container balancing on its edge.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Edinburgh, Scotland

Hailes Quarry Hermit

A homage to an elusive character resides in this public park.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Dutch Pinball Museum

This museum features over 100 playable pinball machines, some dating back to the 1850s.
Added by gibgabgod
Richmond, Virginia

Hotel Greene

A fake 1930s-euro-style hotel with an indoor mini golf course.
Added by nr1094
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Café De Dokter

The smallest bar in Amsterdam has stayed in the family since 1798.
Olga Lisina Added by Olga Lisina
Brussels, Belgium

Den Spauwer

Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Middelkerke, Belgium

Dronkenput (Drunken Well)

A tilted water tank turned tourist attraction.
Added by duaner
Edinburgh, Scotland

Dovecot Studios

A rare opportunity to see artists working on their craft in a unique setting.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Miniature Railroad & Village

Pittsburgh’s largest and most detailed model train display began as one WWI veteran’s hobby.
Added by RegalBeagle05
Wilmington, Delaware

McKinley Monument

This relief sculpture depicts America’s most famous coffee break.
Added by ianlefk
North Queensferry, Scotland

North Queensferry Harbour Light Tower

One of the world's smallest functioning lighthouse boasts an unexpected connection.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Holmdel, New Jersey

Bell Labs Holmdel Complex

The real-life ‘Severance’ office building.
roxannehoorn Added by roxannehoorn
Culross, Scotland

Plague Grave

The final resting place of three children, infected with the Black Death, who all died on the same day.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Cape Henry Memorial Cross

Jamestown may have been the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, but the colonists made landfall at a lesser known cape.
apbreuhan Added by apbreuhan
Seaford, Delaware

Hardscrabble, Delaware

Did the word “hardscrabble” originate from an 18th century Delaware fistfight?
Added by ianlefk
Glasgow, Scotland

Moving Image Archive

Here you can see more than 100 years of Scotland’s history captured by amateur and professional filmmakers.
fin Added by fin
Brussels, Belgium

Cannonball in St. Nicholas Church

This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.
Added by duaner
Odessa, Delaware

Corbit-Sharp House

This historic Georgian mansion contains a hidden room that was used to harbor a fugitive in the days of the Underground Railroad.
Added by ianlefk
Salem, Massachusetts

The Parker Brothers’ Grave

They founded the game company that made Clue, Monopoly, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, and Sorry!
Taylortreat Added by Taylortreat
Almere, Netherlands

Gateway Diner Beatrixpark

This diner from 1930s America now resides in a small town in the Netherlands.
Added by S Kroon
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Koz’s Mini Bowl

The last original miniature duckpin bowling lanes in America, located in a Milwaukee dive bar.
Added by ianlefk
Couvin, Belgium

Hitler's Bunker in Bruly-de-Pesche

This bunker site once briefly used by Hitler now features locals’ accounts of German occupation.
Yorkshire Added by Yorkshire