České Budějovice, Czechia
Budweiser/Budvar Brewery
The original Budweiser has a long-standing naming dispute with its American counterpart.
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České Budějovice, Czechia
The original Budweiser has a long-standing naming dispute with its American counterpart.
Venice, Italy
An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.
Cochem, Germany
This 12th-century castle majestically overlooks the city and the beautiful Mosel River valley.
Eltville am Rhein, Germany
Kloster Eberbach is one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval Cistercian monasteries, founded in 1136 and renowned for its austere Romanesque architecture and historic wine cellars.
Paris, France
This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.
Grindelwald, Switzerland
The second-highest train station in Europe.
Moulins, France
This 15th-century belfry is both a symbol of municipal liberties and the tower from which watchmen used to monitor the city of Moulins
Lyon, France
The world's first funicular powered by a steam engine.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Munich, Germany
One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
Hilltop monument to the victory of a new nation in the Franco-Prussian War.
Heidelberg, Germany
Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.
Chemnitz, Germany
This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.
Berlin, Germany
Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.
Tübingen, Germany
This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.
Tübingen, Germany
This giant statue of a vulva became internationally famous after an American exchange student got stuck in it.
Cologne, Germany
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.
Dusseldorf, Germany
This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.
Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany
A memorial for a racecar driver who died while trying to set a land speed record on the autobahn.
Ternant, France
A small village church is home to two extraordinary triptych altarpieces that date back to the 15th century.
La Chapelle-au-Mans, France
The hidden chapel that keeps getting forgotten over the centuries
Giessen, Germany
Last resting place for the Formula 1 Racing Driver who was the idol of legendary racing driver Michael Schumacher