Leiden, Netherlands
Gebouw Leidsch Dagblad Elephant Drainpipe
This historic Dutch newspaper building is covered with media-themed details—and one unrelated oddity.
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Leiden, Netherlands
This historic Dutch newspaper building is covered with media-themed details—and one unrelated oddity.
IJsselstein, Netherlands
For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.
Tallinn, Estonia
This figure was carved in the likeness of a voyeur, so that every time he spied across the street, he would find only himself staring back.
Berlin, Germany
A curious memorial to the Berlin Wall, German division, the war, and those who died at the wall.
Berlin, Germany
In a quiet neighborhood in the south of Berlin is one of the most ambitious social housing experiments of the 20th century.
Berlin, Germany
The largest stretch of the Berlin Wall is right on top of the former SS headquarters
Berlin, Germany
An empty bookshelf commemorates the books which were lost during the infamous event
Dusseldorf, Germany
A coin-operated model railway tucked inside a busy train station
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation
Arnhem, Netherlands
A set of beech hedges planted in the 19th century forms a tunnel that takes on a different appearance in every season.
Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia
Thousands of graves lurk below the surface of this park.
Tallinn, Estonia
A monument commemorating the 852 lives lost in the sinking of the MS Estonia.
Utrecht, Netherlands
Underground attraction offering tours of the foundational ruins of a church nave that collapsed in 1674.
Hamburg, Germany
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Hanover, Germany
After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A statue commemorating 'the greatest inhabitant of Amsterdam of all time.'
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Once a forgotten city-wall tower, now the centerpiece of an underground bicycle parking.
Leiden, Netherlands
The west's first Japanese museum and the origin of East Asian studies.
Helsinki, Finland
These historical landmarks stand as reminders of the evolution of animal care and conservation.
Nida, Lithuania
An extensive collection of some of the oldest grave markers in Lithuania.
Riga, Latvia
The European Union’s tallest freestanding structure provides radio and television broadcasting to half of Latvia.
Blegny, Belgium
Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.