Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Botafumeiro
This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.
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Santiago de Compostela, Spain
This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
Goleta, California
A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.
Carlsbad, California
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
Vienna, Austria
Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
Vienna, Austria
A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.
Pismo Beach, California
Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.
Cologne, Germany
Life-sized bronze statues of fictional puppet characters.
Passau, Germany
When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.
Istanbul, Turkey
Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.
Constanța, Romania
Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.
Bucharest, Romania
This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.
Bucharest, Romania
The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.
Canterbury, England
An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.
Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Prague, Czechia
The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.
Prague, Czechia
The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.
Prague, Czechia
A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.
Prague, Czechia
A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.
Prague, Czechia
Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.
Prague, Czechia
This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.
Prague, Czechia
An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.