Scandicci, Italy
Orto di Olmo
This garden among the Florentine hills is complete with a meditation path and works of poetry.
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Scandicci, Italy
This garden among the Florentine hills is complete with a meditation path and works of poetry.
Massa Marittima, Italy
Does this strange mural depict witches battling beneath a penis tree?
Piombino, Italy
An unusual house built using an iso-elastic membrane.
Coreglia Antelminelli, Italy
The link between these two seemingly disparate themes is crucial to the history of this Tuscan hill town.
Stabilimenti, Italy
Once an ancient Roman bath, now a hotbed of geothermal energy and a hub for energetic innovations.
Pisa, Italy
A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.
Rosignano marittimo, Italy
This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.
Zurich, Switzerland
A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.
Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich's evolution museum hosts a unique collection of skeletons among its natural history treasures.
Argenbühl, Germany
This mysterious cross appeared on a farmer's lawn in 1972 and has been attracting pilgrims ever since.
Seegräben, Switzerland
Europe's largest dinosaur museum was founded by a passionate autodidact.
Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Germany
This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
Odense, Denmark
The last Viking king of Denmark is buried inside the crypt of this cathedral.
Kiel, Germany
The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.
Mechernich, Germany
This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.
Altenburg, Germany
This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.
Cologne, Germany
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Salla, Finland
Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.
Saalfeld, Germany
"The most colorful grottoes of the world.
Busveal, England
The excellent acoustics of this natural amphitheater made it a popular preaching spot for the founder of the Methodist Church.
Regensburg, Germany
From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.
Kilgetty, Wales
Go back 50 years with a turn on one of the park's carefully restored vintage fairground rides.
Llangennith, Wales
A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.