Vienna, Austria
Wolf and Cow Playing Backgammon Mural
A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.
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Vienna, Austria
A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.
Vienna, Austria
One of Vienna’s oldest (and perhaps most haunted) alleys, allegedly with a bloody past that gave it its name.
Lyme Regis, England
A midnight snack that lights up the night.
Lyme Regis, England
A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.
Lyme Regis, England
The final resting place of a once-unsung hero of paleontology.
Lübeck, Germany
Rusted humanoid clutching a laptop and trailing cables.
Brussels, Belgium
In the middle of a Brussels roundabout, a cargo container balancing on its edge.
Brussels, Belgium
Belgium's national heroine turned spy sacrificed her life to combat German occupation.
Brussels, Belgium
Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.
London, England
This hand-painted advertisement is a literal sign of encouragement, however unintentional.
Gdańsk, Poland
A relic of Poland's shipbuilding past, reborn as a sky-high lookout.
Malmö, Sweden
Malmö’s bronze prince yearns for Copenhagen's 'Little Mermaid'—and his missing crown jewels.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
These public toilets also provide entertainment for visitors to Amsterdam’s Red Light District.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This metallic cross was most likely the last thing a condemned person would see while on the gallows.
Boston, Massachusetts
These structures serve as a memorial to one of Boston’s most ambitious and controversial urban redevelopment projects.
Tokyo, Japan
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
Tokyo, Japan
Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.
Dorset, England
A stone in a Victorian writer’s garden is a remnant of prehistoric Britain.
Itō, Japan
Fanatical collections of vintage toys, dolls, clothes, and objects.
Iceland
A goblet-shaped rock that, according to lore, is the home of an elven hermit.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Does this statue depict Thor, or Jesus Christ? Nobody knows.
Vik, Iceland
A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.
Delabole, England
Britain's oldest and biggest hole in the ground.
Tintagel, England
Before construction of the famous Tintagel Castle, this site in Cornwall was likely a prosperous Dark Age trading port.