Paris, France
Foucault’s Pendulum
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
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Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Paris, France
A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.
Paris, France
A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Paris, France
Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A nomadic museum known for its art exhibitions about religion and faith.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cat art as far as the eye can see.
Rome, Italy
Harlequin costumes, signed scripts, and armor-wearing puppets.
Rome, Italy
The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.
Rome, Italy
Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.
Rome, Italy
The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.
Rome, Italy
St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.
Rome, Italy
A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.
Rome, Italy
Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.
Rome, Italy
An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.
Rome, Italy
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.