Cologne, Germany
Tünnes und Schäl
Life-sized bronze statues of fictional puppet characters.
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Cologne, Germany
Life-sized bronze statues of fictional puppet characters.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Bratislava, Slovakia
An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.
Bratislava, Slovakia
No one knows the origin of this creepy little stone man with an oversized phallus.
Vienna, Austria
A mechanical clock built in 1914, with a rotation of 12 historical figures on its face.
Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Prague, Czechia
A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.
Prague, Czechia
Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Margate, England
Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.
Paris, France
A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.
Bruges, Belgium
The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.
Bruges, Belgium
A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Bruges, Belgium
You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.
London, England
The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."
London, England
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
London, England
Catacombs turned marketplace.
London, England
The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.
London, England
The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.
London, England
The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.
London, England
A giant scrawl on the skyline of south London.
London, England
A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.