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One of the many art pavillions.

Neuss, Germany

Museumsinsel Hombroich

Be it nature, art, or abandoned military architecture this eclectic German "museum" has you covered.

The Gehry Buildings of Dusseldorf Harbor

Dusseldorf, Germany

The Gehry Buildings of Dusseldorf Harbor

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

Rheinturm

Dusseldorf, Germany

Rheinturm

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

The saints' heads in front of Bonn Minster.

Bonn, Germany

Heads of Saints Cassius and Florentius

A pair of giant stone heads represent the ancient Roman saints beheaded here.

Obscuring the "New" castle behind.

Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Bensberg Old Castle

This strange building looks like a medieval fortress crashed into a 1960s Brutalist office block.

Bayer Cross

Leverkusen, Germany

Bayer Cross

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

The Golden Chamber at St. Ursula

Cologne, Germany

Church of St. Ursula

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

Close up of some of the 40,000 padlocks of love.

Cologne, Germany

Cologne's Love Locks Bridge

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

Three Kings Reliquary

Cologne, Germany

Shrine of the Three Kings

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

Nauset Lighthouse

Eastham, Massachusetts

Nauset Lighthouse

Cape Cod’s historic beacon made famous on a potato chip bag.

A gas street lamp outside of 55 Poplar Street.

Brooklyn, New York

Gas Street Lamps of Brooklyn Heights

The secret behind these nostalgic light fixtures: They're not as old as they may seem.

Sherlock Holmes Statue

London, England

Sherlock Holmes Statue

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

The Ernst Thälmann Monument

Berlin, Germany

Ernst Thälmann Monument

A massive relic of the communist era of Berlin.

Der Mensch bezwingt den Kosmos (The Potsdam Mosaic)

Potsdam, Germany

Der Mensch bezwingt den Kosmos (The Potsdam Mosaic)

An 18-panel Soviet mosaic showcasing the scientific advances made under socialism.

The Lagoda

New Bedford, Massachusetts

The Lagoda

The New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts displays what it calls the world's largest ship model.

Wotruba Church

Vienna, Austria

Wotruba Church

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.

Blutgassenviertel

Vienna, Austria

Blutgassenviertel

One of Vienna’s oldest (and perhaps most haunted) alleys, allegedly with a bloody past that gave it its name.

 The Clock of Flowing Time

Berlin, Germany

The Clock of Flowing Time

An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.

The penny chute still collects donations for individuals impacted by homelessness.

London, England

Victorian Penny Chute

An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.

The room where Luther translated the New Testament into German.

Eisenach, Germany

Wartburg Castle

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

Pamela Colman Smith's Fireplace

London, England

Pamela Colman Smith's Fireplace

Inside a London bookstore, a fireplace that once belonged to the illustrator responsible for a famous set of tarot cards.

The green shelter.

London, England

Cabmen’s Shelter in Russell Square

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

Imperial measurements.

London, England

Trafalgar Square Imperial Measurements

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

Find the lamp on a quiet side street just off the Strand.

London, England

Carting Lane Sewer Lamp

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

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