New York, New York
5 Beekman Street
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
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New York, New York
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
Nîmes, France
The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.
Montpellier, France
This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.
Kaunas, Lithuania
An open-air art gallery that aims to share the stories of the people who live around it.
Riga, Latvia
This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.
Riga, Latvia
The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.
Riga, Latvia
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Riga, Latvia
A subtle memorial marks where a human chain protested Soviet control in 1989.
Riga, Latvia
This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.
Oslo, Norway
The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.
Munich, Germany
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Munich, Germany
Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.
Munich, Germany
The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.
London, Ontario
The world’s oldest baseball field had to fight to earn its record.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Vienna, Austria
Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.
Vienna, Austria
Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.
Sydney, Australia
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Lisbon, Portugal
Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.