Naples, Italy
San Gennaro Mural
San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.
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Naples, Italy
San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.
Naples, Italy
In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.
Paris, France
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
Paris, France
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.
Paris, France
A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Aberdeen, Scotland
A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.
Stonehaven, Scotland
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
Brussels, Belgium
This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.
Madrid, Spain
Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.
Madrid, Spain
This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.
Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A strangely curved lamppost stands tall over this avenue in Rotterdam.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A giant yellow phallus sculpture hidden in the gardens of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Lille, France
This monumental mural crafted nearly 40 years ago is still in perfect condition.
Lille, France
This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.
Lille, France
Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.
Lille, France
This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.
Nice, France
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
Monaco
Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.
Genoa, Italy
Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.
Genoa, Italy
This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.