Wiesbaden, Germany
Gebr. Stern GmbH's Giant Cuckoo Clock
This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.
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Wiesbaden, Germany
This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.
Heidelberg, Germany
A unique look into the bowels of a century-old funicular.
Strasbourg, France
Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.
Strasbourg, France
Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.
Strasbourg, France
This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.
Rouen, France
His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.
Rouen, France
An ancient ossuary in Rouen.
Rouen, France
This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
Paris, France
Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Paris, France
With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.
Lucca, Italy
The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.
Lucca, Italy
This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.
Lucca, Italy
Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.
Florence, Italy
The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Florence, Italy
A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.
Naples, Italy
The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.
Naples, Italy
The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.
Naples, Italy
This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Milan, Italy
This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.
Milan, Italy
Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.