Harlingen, Netherlands
Crane Hotel
Live out your childhood construction fantasies in this one-of-a-kind gyrating hotel.
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Harlingen, Netherlands
Live out your childhood construction fantasies in this one-of-a-kind gyrating hotel.
Franeker, Netherlands
Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.
Aralsk, Kazakhstan
Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Borgloon, Belgium
Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.
Figueres, Spain
Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.
Budapest, Hungary
This quaint Hungarian railway system is operated exclusively by children between the ages of 10 and 14.
Bourg-en-Lavaux, Switzerland
Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Barcelona, Spain
Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.
Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg
Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.
Yviers, France
The bizarre home and sculpture garden of an eccentric artist.
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, France
The largest underground church in Europe.
Diksmuide, Belgium
Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.
Carcassonne, France
Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Vallorbe, Switzerland
Over 3km of caverns and caves at the Switzerland-France border contain the largest underground river in Central Europe.
London, England
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
Paris, France
This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.
Paris, France
This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
Bourcefranc-le-Chapus, France
A castle-like sea fort from the 17th century is now a museum to oyster farming.
Paris, France
This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.
Assesse, Belgium
This collection of lurid religious statues tell the tales of a saint who stood down the devil.