Dublin, Ireland
‘Why Go Bald’ Sign
This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.
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Dublin, Ireland
This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.
Dublin, Ireland
The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.
Xanten, Germany
Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.
Waldeck, Germany
A century-long search for a church that was never there.
Heidelberg, Germany
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Waldeck, Germany
As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.
Gräfenhainichen, Germany
Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.
Dijon, France
For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.
Ypres, Belgium
In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.
Arras, France
An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.
Jumièges, France
Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.
Arromanches-les-Bains, France
Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.
Landrethun-le-Nord, France
Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Oss, Netherlands
One of the largest burial mounds in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Barcelona, Spain
Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's old airport.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world