Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Ponte degli Alpini
Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.
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Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.
Padua, Italy
Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."
Padua, Italy
The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.
Padua, Italy
One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.
Cornuda, Italy
This Italian museum is a one-of-a-kind celebration of printing and type.
Padua, Italy
Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.
Rome, Italy
Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?
Brussels, Belgium
This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."
Antwerp, Belgium
The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.
Vaals, Netherlands
The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.
Lisse, Netherlands
Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.
Waddinxveen, Netherlands
Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.
Kassel, Germany
A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Hamburg, Germany
This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.
Maastricht, Netherlands
This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.
Naples, Italy
A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.
Hauterives, France
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Rõuge, Estonia
This Estonian watchtower looks like a big tree with two giant bird nests on it, complete with a "golden egg."
Kaali, Estonia
Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.
Santa Venere, Italy
Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.
Carnac, France
Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.