Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg Tun
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
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Heidelberg, Germany
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Zurich, Switzerland
A statue of Charlemagne, created in the 1400s, once overlooked the city, and is now located in a crypt.
Vienna, Austria
This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.
Vienna, Austria
An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.
Vienna, Austria
The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.
Vienna, Austria
A magnificent collection of imperial armor and weaponry.
Vienna, Austria
Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Idar-Oberstein, Germany
A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
The official motto of Luxembourg reminds passersby of the Luxembourgish commitment to their national identity and sovereignty.
Bamburgh, England
A church instrumental in the spreading of Christianity in England and the final resting place of hundreds of Saxons.
Bamburgh, England
This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.
Vienna, Austria
An ornate private entrance to the Vienna subway built specifically for the emperor.
Alnwick, England
This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.
Budapest, Hungary
This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.
Budapest, Hungary
The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.
Vienna, Austria
Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.
Winchcombe, England
A ruined castle revived by a glove magnate, home to countless tales of bad luck, romance, and war.
Culloden Moor, Scotland
This rock bore witness to the last pitched battle fought on British soil.