Brussels, Belgium
Black Tower
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
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Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
Brussels, Belgium
Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.
Brussels, Belgium
Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Lisbon, Portugal
After the owner of this Art Nouveau home died, it was turned into a museum displaying a lifetime dedicated to art.
Lisbon, Portugal
This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Lisbon, Portugal
A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.
Helsinki, Finland
No matter how many times this community-run sauna gets destroyed, it always rises from the ashes.
Helsinki, Finland
A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.
Helsinki, Finland
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
Helsinki, Finland
The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.
Vatican City
The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.
Vatican City
Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.
New York, New York
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
New York, New York
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
New York, New York
The "Seinfeld" diner.
Brooklyn, New York
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
New York, New York
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
New York, New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.