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Lyndhurst War Memorial

Lyndhurst, England

Lyndhurst War Memorial

The famous Alice Liddell designed this memorial after losing her sons in World War I.

The pink mermaid sitting by the Alzette.

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Melusina Statue

This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.

Casemates overlooking Alzette River

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Bock Casemates

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

Roman Relief on Rue du Saint-Esprit

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Roman Relief on Rue du Saint-Esprit

An ancient Roman relief beautifully preserved on the façade of a house.

Les Laboirs

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Les Laboirs

Healing waters from a holy well, previously used by locals for doing laundry.

One of the statues.

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Les Saltimbanques

Statues of a fire-breather, a clown, and a whole performing troupe celebrate Luxembourg's creative side.

Grave of Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Grave of Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt

A German shoemaker-turned-folk-hero whose impersonation of a Prussian military officer earned international notoriety.

Hämmelsmarsch Fountain

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Hämmelsmarsch Fountain

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

'Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn'

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

'Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn'

The official motto of Luxembourg reminds passersby of the Luxembourgish commitment to their national identity and sovereignty.

Gräinskapell

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Gräinskapell

This small chapel built into rock is the oldest place of worship in Luxembourg.

Volklinger Ironworks

Völklingen, Germany

Volklinger Ironworks

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

Warblington Gravewatcher's Hut

Warblington, England

Gravewatcher's Huts

These unassuming buildings in the tranquil churchyard of rural Warblington are in fact grave watchers’ huts.

The side of the statue, as he faces Guildhall Square

Portsmouth, England

Charles Dickens Statue

A rare full-sized statue of one of Britain's famous writers.

Grave of George Lewis

Warnford, England

Grave of George Lewis

This gravestone tells the tragic tale of its occupant's death.

Grave of Hambone Jr.

Alresford, England

Grave of Hambone Jr.

This grave remembers the beloved canine companion of soldiers far from home.

Alresford’s Napoleonic Graves

Alresford, England

Alresford’s Napoleonic Graves

These graves are a rare example of Napoleonic Prisoner of War Graves in Britain.

Alresford Spy Toilet

Alresford, England

Alresford Spy Toilet

These public toilets were used as a dead drop by pro-Soviet spies to trade British military secrets during the Cold War.

The top of the Stairway to Heaven Memorial.

London, England

Stairway to Heaven Memorial

An inverted staircase above the entrance to the Bethnal Green Underground Station functions as a memorial for people who lost their lives during the worst civilian disaster in the U.K. during World War II.

Crystal Palace Subway.

London, England

Crystal Palace Subway

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

The Fountain of the Innocents is one of the few surviving pieces of the lost cemetery.

Paris, France

Fountain of Innocents

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

Century-old rats

Paris, France

Julien Aurouze and Co.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

59 Rivoli in 2005.

Paris, France

59 Rivoli

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Mascarons of Pont Neuf

Paris, France

Mascarons of Pont Neuf

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

Execution Site of Jacques de Molay

Paris, France

Execution Site of Jacques de Molay

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

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