Amsterdam, Netherlands
Singel 7
Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Widely advertised as Amsterdam’s narrowest street, this passage was once a highlight of the Red Light District before its windows closed.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.
San Francisco, California
This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.
San Francisco, California
A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.
San Francisco, California
Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.
San Francisco, California
This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.
San Francisco, California
America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Seoul, South Korea
About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.
Tacoma, Washington
A Roman holiday is closer than you think when you use this 1916 staircase inspired by Rome's Piazza di Spagna.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.
Chicago, Illinois
A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Chicago, Illinois
This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
Chicago, Illinois
Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.
Chicago, Illinois
This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."
Chicago, Illinois
The 606 is a decade in the making.
Chicago, Illinois
The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.