Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

The ceiling of this shopping arcade is adorned with six trompe-l’œil artworks, including a grim funeral scene.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.

Long tunnels run under the ancient chariot racing circuit to the tower.

This Roman arena once played host to bloody gladiatorial battles.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Two copies of a rejected Victorian-era lamp design still stand along the Thames River.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

This cathedral's stained-glass patchwork of psychedelic colors and shapes was put in place long before the swinging 60s.

Three tiny islands in a Portsmouth pond are at the center of disputed land claims from a number of competing micronations.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

A prime example of socialist modernist architecture, wrapped in a enormous fresco about the media.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.