Oxford, England
J.R.R. Tolkien's Grave
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
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Oxford, England
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
Oxford, England
One of Europe's oldest libraries.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Bored potato-guarding Nazis etched their thoughts onto a brick storage building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.
Gland, Switzerland
This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.
Meyrin, Switzerland
Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
Bern, Switzerland
The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Stockholm, Sweden
Early habitat dioramas and home of the elusive gaff, the skvader.
Stockholm, Sweden
This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Malmö, Sweden
This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.
Malmö, Sweden
20-foot tall lamp mumbles Swedish to celebrate the holidays.
Malmö, Sweden
Swedish mice can dine at the Nuts of Life restaurant or take a date to the amousement park.
Gothenburg, Sweden
One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.
Barcelona, Spain
Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Malaga, Spain
This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.
Ardales, Spain
Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.
Toledo, Spain
The ruins of an ancient stadium that hosted gripping chariot and horse races.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Seville, Spain
The world's largest wooden structure.