Rotterdam, Netherlands
Cube Houses
These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.
Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.
Barcelona, Spain
Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Madrid, Spain
A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Paris, France
A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
Paris, France
How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?
Paris, France
This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Paris, France
A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.
Paris, France
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Norresundby, Denmark
This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.
Bruges, Belgium
Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.
Bruges, Belgium
This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.
Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.