Massa Marittima, Italy
Massa Marittima Mural
Does this strange mural depict witches battling beneath a penis tree?
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Massa Marittima, Italy
Does this strange mural depict witches battling beneath a penis tree?
Siena, Italy
First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."
Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Florence, Italy
The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.
Florence, Italy
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
Espoo, Finland
Visit Finnish architect Matti Suuronen's first UFO-shaped home.
Helsinki, Finland
This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.
Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki, Finland
Moved after its owner's death, this granite seat left the house with a haunting on its hands.
Leiden, Netherlands
One of the Leiden's oldest pubs is also the birthplace of the Heineken star.
Leiden, Netherlands
Science meets wall art to highlight the beauty of famous mathematical equations.
Leiden, Netherlands
A former plague hospital turned medical museum.
Leiden, Netherlands
Only a few walls remain of the last church the Pilgrims used before they sailed to North America.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
These lights mark the area of Rotterdam that was bombed and burned in 1940.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.
Brussels, Belgium
A largely overlooked statue that may commemorate the first publication of 'Don Quixote' outside of Spain.
Brussels, Belgium
The original shop where the iconic Belgian praline was invented.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
Brussels, Belgium
One of Hollywood's most iconic actresses was born in an upscale Brussels neighborhood in 1929.
Brussels, Belgium
When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.
Brussels, Belgium
Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
In 1988, jazz legend Chet Baker fell to his death from a window of this hotel facing Amsterdam Centraal.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A statue commemorating 'the greatest inhabitant of Amsterdam of all time.'
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.