Tokyo, Japan
'Antinous as Vertumnus'
Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.
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Tokyo, Japan
Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.
Tokyo, Japan
This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.
Tokyo, Japan
This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.
Frankfurt, Germany
Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.
Frankfurt, Germany
After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.
Bruges, Belgium
A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.
Bruges, Belgium
A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.
Bruges, Belgium
The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.
Brussels, Belgium
One of the oldest bank museums in Europe showcases unusual currencies of the world and other money-related miscellanea.
Tokyo, Japan
A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.
London, England
Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.
Frankfurt, Germany
This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Brussels, Belgium
Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
San Diego, California
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
Dublin, Ireland
An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.
Dublin, Ireland
The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.
Athlone, Ireland
The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.
Carlow, Ireland
This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.
Wicklow, Ireland
This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.
Kerry, Ireland
This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.
Glenslane, Ireland
This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.