Porto, Portugal
Banco de Materiais (Bank of Materials)
Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.
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Porto, Portugal
Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.
Budapest, Hungary
Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.
London, England
Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.
Maribor, Slovenia
The world's oldest grape-producing vine has survived four centuries of turmoil and even has its own anthem.
Berlin, Germany
In the summer of 1957, a massive architectural exhibition showed off the future of urban living in this German neighborhood.
Berlin, Germany
For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”
Schwangau, Germany
A unique bridge with an equally unique view.
Oberwesel, Germany
Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.
Sankt Goarshausen, Germany
A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.
Heidelberg, Germany
It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.
Idar-Oberstein, Germany
A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.
Vienna, Austria
One of the most notable figures in the Wurstelprater’s history is often assumed to be a fictional character.
Munich, Germany
On high feast days, the entire blue-glass front of this modern church opens up to reveal the small wooden church inside.
Munich, Germany
An Orthodox church inside a small "Garden of Eden" built by a man who had a vision.
Bingen, Germany
Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.
Bad Dürkheim, Germany
Ruins of an aerial tramway that ran for only eight years.
Worms, Germany
The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.
Bad Dürkheim, Germany
World's largest barrel containing an inn.
Hinterweidenthal, Germany
It's said the devil used this mushroom rock as a table for a late-night meal.
Saverne, France
Before the electric telegraph, a chain of stone towers carried messages across France.