Rotterdam, Netherlands
Piet Hein Statue
A memorial to the Netherlands' most famous privateer.
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
A memorial to the Netherlands' most famous privateer.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
This colorfully-painted tunnel links two distinct parts of a historic neighborhood.
Castellfollit de la Roca, Spain
Village situated on a narrow volcanic escarpment.
Santa Pau, Spain
Religious dwelling in a Spanish volcano.
Figueres, Spain
Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.
Leiden, Netherlands
A former plague hospital turned medical museum.
London, England
This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.
London, England
Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.
London, England
The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.
London, England
Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.
London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
London, England
These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
London, England
A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.
London, England
A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Bruges, Belgium
Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.
Bruges, Belgium
The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.
Porto, Portugal
When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.
Porto, Portugal
This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Porto, Portugal
The original version of Porto's most famous sandwich is just as good here as it was a century ago.
Valongo, Portugal
An abandoned tuberculosis hospital said to be haunted by the patients who died within its walls.
Vigo, Spain
Dedicated to one of the author's most iconic works.
O Grove, Spain
A 12th century church completely covered in shells.