Kaunas, Lithuania
Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway
The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.
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Kaunas, Lithuania
The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Ever-growing collection of devils in art.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Things aren't quite what they seem at this mind-bending museum.
Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Riga, Latvia
A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.
Riga, Latvia
The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.
Venice, Italy
Venice's "Island of the Mad."
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Milan, Italy
This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.
Milan, Italy
A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.
Dublin, Ireland
One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Iceland
Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.
Iceland
The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.
Iceland
This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Budapest, Hungary
Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.
Budapest, Hungary
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.
Lyon, France
For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.
Lyon, France
Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.
Carcassonne, France
Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.