Kaliningrad, Russia
Kaliningrad Oblast
A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.
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Kaliningrad, Russia
A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.
London, England
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
Vatican City
This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.
Seville, Spain
The current seat of the Parliament of Andalusia was once the epicenter of the Great Plague of Seville.
Sluis, Netherlands
This bell tower is the only one of its kind in the Netherlands and was a symbol of prestige.
Ostend, Belgium
The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.
Riga, Latvia
The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.
Antwerp, Belgium
This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.
Antwerp, Belgium
According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.
Ypres, Belgium
In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.
Rye, England
Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.
Durham, England
This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Hamelin, Germany
The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.
Lemgo, Germany
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Detmold, Germany
This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Helsinki, Finland
Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.
Berlin, Germany
This museum is home to a sugar sculpture of the Berlin Airlift Memorial.
Dover, England
One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.
Vorden, Netherlands
Where lovers tie birch branches into long-lived knots.