Rotterdam, Netherlands
Het Wittehuis
The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.
Madison, Wisconsin
The only thing these street signs will help you navigate is your imagination.
Tirana, Albania
In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.
Gdańsk, Poland
Several 12th-century ruins can be found inside this historical market.
Belgrade, Serbia
A museum dedicated to the former country.
Gdańsk, Poland
Gdańsk's lion mascot features in a trail of bronze sculptures scattered all across the city.
Berlin, Germany
Largely overlooked, this little fountain on Museum Island is a whimsical tribute to a Prussian king nicknamed the “Fatty Flounder.”
Arnhem, Netherlands
The largest airborne operation in history was launched to capture this bridge.
Nijmegen, Netherlands
This World War II-era bunker hides between medieval chapels in Nijmegen's city center.
Riga, Latvia
With a design inspired by traditional Latvian textiles, this monument honors the Latvian people who suffered under Soviet occupation.
Tallinn, Estonia
Take a seat and hear a song by the composer Frédéric Chopin.
Riga, Latvia
A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.
Potsdam, Germany
The home of president Truman during the Potsdam Conference, and the place from which the atomic bomb strike on Japan was triggered.
Riga, Latvia
A monument to the grand synagogue that stood in this space before Nazis burned it down.
Gdańsk, Poland
One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.
Tallinn, Estonia
A monument commemorating the 852 lives lost in the sinking of the MS Estonia.
Riga, Latvia
A map store filled with original Cold War era Russian maps of the world.
Skopje, North Macedonia
These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.
Helsinki, Finland
Hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents form stalactites on the ceiling of the cave-like Kamppi metro station.
Geneva, Switzerland
This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.
Quedlinburg, Germany
The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.
Wolfsburg, Germany
Volkswagen's dedicated museum dives into the complex history of one of the world's best known cars.
Budapest, Hungary
A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.