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Porta Nigra viewed from the south

Trier, Germany

Porta Nigra

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

Filmtheater Sendlinger Tor

Munich, Germany

Filmtheater Sendlinger Tor

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Munich, Germany

Eisbachwelle

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Slab for the Ruhr

Essen, Germany

Slab for the Ruhr

This monolithic slab of art metal crowns a German slag heap.

Marshall Brunnen.

Frankfurt, Germany

Frankfurt Wishing Wells

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

"Pusher Street" in 2007, after eviction of the hash stands. A "no photo sign" remains. The hash stands have since returned. (Wikimedia Commons)

Copenhagen, Denmark

Freetown Christiania

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

View of the New Town Hall and the Glockenspiel

Munich, Germany

Rathaus-Glockenspiel

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Zollverein

Essen, Germany

Zollverein

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

Externsteine.

Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany

Externsteine

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

Theater Tuschinski

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Theater Tuschinski

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

Wiener Pestsäule (Vienna Plague Column)

Vienna, Austria

Wiener Pestsäule (Vienna Plague Column)

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Schmetterlinghaus: The Imperial Butterfly Park

Vienna, Austria

Schmetterlinghaus: The Imperial Butterfly Park

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

Pont de la Concorde

Paris, France

Pont de la Concorde

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

Puppy at its permanent location in Aguirre plaza outside the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum.

Bilbao, Spain

Jeff Koons' Puppy

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

Culis Monumentalibus

Oviedo, Spain

Culis Monumentalibus

Two large posteriors in one giant statue.

View of the Torre Guinigi from the rooftops

Lucca, Italy

Torre Guinigi (Guinigi Tower)

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Juliet's balcony

Verona, Italy

Juliet's Balcony

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Bled Island

Bled, Slovenia

Bled Island and Castle

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

Dragon Bridge

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dragon Bridge

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Bahnhof Berlin Zoologischer Garten

Berlin, Germany

Bahnhof Berlin Zoologischer Garten

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

Friedrichstraße station in Berlin.

Berlin, Germany

Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

Prague Astronomical Clock

Prague, Czechia

Prague Astronomical Clock

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Octopus on the ceiling

Monaco

Oceanographic Museum

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

Carmo Convent Ruins

Lisbon, Portugal

Carmo Convent Ruins

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

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