Mechernich, Germany
Brother Klaus Field Chapel
This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.
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Mechernich, Germany
This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Staufen im Breisgau, Germany
A geothermal energy project gone wrong is fracturing the city's picturesque architecture.
Blumberg, Germany
A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Donaueschingen, Germany
The great Danube river starts here.
Schonach im Schwarzwald, Germany
A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.
Hornberg, Germany
A unique showroom for bathroom fixtures featuring a giant toilet observation deck.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Local legend of a lurking canal crocodile takes on a life of its own with this sculpture.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
This Late Gothic building that once housed Erasmus is now known as the filming location of "Suspiria."
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
A set of 13th and 14th century standardized bread measures.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.
Madrid, Spain
A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.
Madrid, Spain
For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world