Lisbon, Portugal
Santa Justa Lift
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
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Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Seville, Spain
The world's largest wooden structure.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Whitby, England
The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.
Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Warsaw, Poland
A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.
Llanberis, Wales
The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.
Riga, Latvia
The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.
Holywell, Wales
Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.
Llithfaen, Wales
An abandoned quarrying village turned commune is now a hub for learning the Welsh language.
Caernarfon, Wales
A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
Llandudno, Wales
The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.
Conwy, Wales
A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Amlwch, Wales
The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.
Moelfre, Wales
These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Berlin, Germany
Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.