Rotorua, New Zealand
Rotorua
Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.
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Rotorua, New Zealand
Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.
Melbourne, Australia
The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.
Katoomba, Australia
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Sydney, Australia
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.
Koblenz, Germany
This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.
Staufen im Breisgau, Germany
A geothermal energy project gone wrong is fracturing the city's picturesque architecture.
Prague, Czechia
A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.
Prague, Czechia
This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.
Prague, Czechia
Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.
Prague, Czechia
An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Minsk, Belarus
Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.
Minsk, Belarus
A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.
London, England
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
London, England
The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.
London, England
The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Damme, Belgium
Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.
Skulte, Latvia
A vast and unlikely aviation museum kept alive for over 50 years due to one man's tenacity.
Riga, Latvia
The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.