Hanover, Germany
'The Grotto' by Niki de Saint Phalle
Blending modern art with Baroque architecture, this wondrous mosaic grotto serves as the late artist's final creation.
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Hanover, Germany
Blending modern art with Baroque architecture, this wondrous mosaic grotto serves as the late artist's final creation.
Hanover, Germany
Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.
Hanover, Germany
After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.
Hanover, Germany
A bronze statue of Momo, a girl holding a huge ear, sits waiting to listen to anyone who needs it.
Hanover, Germany
This gilded emblem was once stolen by a Cookie Monster impostor, who demanded a charitable ransom for its return.
Beidweiler, Luxembourg
This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.
Matavun, Slovenia
This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
Utrecht, Netherlands
The cutest way to stay safe in traffic.
Munich, Germany
This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.
Munich, Germany
This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.
Munich, Germany
The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.
Munich, Germany
Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.
Munich, Germany
This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.
Munich, Germany
A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.
Munich, Germany
This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.
Munich, Germany
A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.
Munich, Germany
King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.
Munich, Germany
This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.
Munich, Germany
Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.
Munich, Germany
One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Munich, Germany
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
Munich, Germany
Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.