Chicago, Illinois
S.S. Eastland Memorial
This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."
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Chicago, Illinois
This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."
Tunis, Tunisia
The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.
Creissels, France
The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.
Tournai, Belgium
After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.
Brussels, Belgium
This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.
Brussels, Belgium
This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."
Roubaix, France
Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.
Lille, France
This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.
Lille, France
An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.
Lille, France
This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.
Lille, France
Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.
London, England
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.
Carcassonne, France
Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.
Montpellier, France
This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
Dublin, Ireland
The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.
Dublin, Ireland
The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.
Bordeaux, France
The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Brussels, Belgium
From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.