Riga, Latvia
Freedom Monument
This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.
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Riga, Latvia
This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.
Liverpool, England
A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.
Liverpool, England
Six neolithic sandstone boulders remaining from a dolmen.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.
Calafell, Spain
Experience this Iron Age village the way that its original residents would have.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.
Caernarfon, Wales
A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
Sheffield, England
An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.
Tampere, Finland
The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.
Bristol, England
Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.
Chester, England
The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.
Liverpool, England
This whimsical public art installation is a unique homage to Liverpool's industrial heritage.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.
Madrid, Spain
A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.
Liverpool, England
Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."
Liverpool, England
A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.
Birkenhead, England
After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.
Liverpool, England
The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.