London, England
Speakers' Corner
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
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London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
La Teste-de-Buch, France
Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Paris, France
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Paris, France
Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
Lausanne, Switzerland
Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.
Montreux, Switzerland
This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Catania, Italy
A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.
Belpasso, Italy
The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.
Rimini, Italy
Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.
Ferrara, Italy
This Renaissance palace features a unique architectural design and is now home to the Ferrara National Art Gallery.
Capriate San Gervasio, Italy
A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."
Ivrea, Italy
A 12th-century Italian skirmish gets reenacted with 500,000 pounds of flying citrus.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Riomaggiore, Italy
A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.
Vernazza, Italy
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Turin, Italy
This building was designed to celebrate Italy's victory in World War I.
Turin, Italy
This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.
Turin, Italy
This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.
Turin, Italy
One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.