Manaus, Brazil
Teatro Amazonas in Manaus
A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.
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Manaus, Brazil
A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.
Madrid, Spain
An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.
Madrid, Spain
The remains of a convent turned military barrack in the heart of Madrid.
Madrid, Spain
Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.
Madrid, Spain
The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.
Madrid, Spain
Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Valkenburg, Netherlands
The ruins of this Dutch castle sit atop a labyrinth of once-secret tunnels and passageways, dating back over 900 years.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Inside this metro station is a section of the city's former medieval fortification.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.
Schiphol, Netherlands
This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.
Utrecht, Netherlands
Atop this former dutch railway office sits an interstellar work of art.
Oosterbeek, Netherlands
An idyllic hotel that gave its name to a supposed shadow government.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.
IJsselstein, Netherlands
For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.
Utrecht, Netherlands
'The Letters of Utrecht' lays out a ribbon of poetry one letter at a time, with no final verse in sight.
Nieuwkuijk, Netherlands
This medieval castle was painted pink as part of a now-abandoned children's theme park.
Vlissingen, Netherlands
A set of 27 bamboo tubes creates an eerie soundscape that changes with the wind.
Waddinxveen, Netherlands
Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.
Maastricht, Netherlands
This historical Netherlands fortress still bears the marks of its single siege.
Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Go inside a revolutionary, cage-less zoo where 35 species live and some of them roam free alongside their human visitors.
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.