Potsdam, Germany
Dampfmaschinenhaus (The Royal Pumphouse)
Designed to resemble foreign architecture, this mosque-looking structure was used to pump water to a royal fountain.
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Potsdam, Germany
Designed to resemble foreign architecture, this mosque-looking structure was used to pump water to a royal fountain.
Dresden, Germany
This small train ride offers stellar views of the Grand Garden Palace.
Konstanz, Germany
Visitors may notice something strange walking through this quaint German town.
Geneva, Switzerland
An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.
Dublin, Ireland
A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.
Berlin, Germany
The world's first motorway was used as a racetrack until the late 1990s.
New York, New York
Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.
Como, Italy
This 1st-century CE Roman bath sits under a carpark.
Mainz, Germany
While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.
Helsinki, Finland
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
Helsinki, Finland
This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.
Geneva, Switzerland
The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.
Geneva, Switzerland
One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.
New York, New York
The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”
San Diego, California
Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.
San Diego, California
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
Copenhagen, Denmark
This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.
Vienna, Austria
In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.
New York, New York
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
New York, New York
Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.
Heusweiler, Germany
A Faraday Cage protects cars from a nearby high-power transmitter.