Florence, Italy
Buontalenti Grotta
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
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Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Florence, Italy
Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.
Florence, Italy
The middle finger of modernity.
Florence, Italy
The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.
Budapest, Hungary
The Hungarian biochemist whose research helped develop mRNA-based vaccines for Covid-19.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The spectacular history of spectacles on display.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This large copper bolt represents the benchmark for measuring sea levels in most of Europe.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sail in for a ’dam good slice.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.
Dresden, Germany
To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.
Dresden, Germany
The bridge that cost Germany a World Heritage Site.
Dresden, Germany
Joe Cocker's 1988 concert at this site in East Germany marked a changing sea tide that would eventually lead to reunification.
Dresden, Germany
An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.