Pisa, Italy
Guy Rope Anchors for the Leaning Tower of Pisa
The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.
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Pisa, Italy
The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Venice, Italy
A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.
Venice, Italy
In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.
Munich, Germany
Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Munich, Germany
A serious museum dedicated to two German comedians.
Munich, Germany
The telescope that discovered Neptune.
Munich, Germany
This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.
São Paulo, Brazil
One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
São Paulo, Brazil
This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.
Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina
A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.