Barcelona, Spain
Bar Marsella
A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.
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Barcelona, Spain
A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.
Barcelona, Spain
These 2000 year old remains of a Roman aqueduct are hidden inside a hotel lobby.
Zaandam, Netherlands
The place where Czar Peter I of Russia resided in 1697 during his Grand Embassy.
Brussels, Belgium
This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.
Roermond, Netherlands
Two gravestones clasp hands over the religious divide.
Antwerpen, Belgium
A curious stone in a public square commemorates the victims of witch-burning.
Lier, Belgium
A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
This residence straddles a border between Belgium and the Netherlands.
Kampen, Netherlands
This stately council chamber hasn't changed since 1545.
Oudewater, Netherlands
The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.
Leiden, Netherlands
A trio of red, white, and blue stones embedded in the streets of Leiden are markers of medieval territory and law.
Utrecht, Netherlands
A uniquely preserved neo-Gothic church that is now home to a collection of art and woodcarvings.
Utrecht, Netherlands
The world's first fish doorbell monitors this water passageway.
Schiphol, Netherlands
It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This bronze statue of Martin Luther King was placed in the park without permission.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The mirrored section takes the shape of Hebrew characters when viewed from above.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A series of markers along one side of an Amsterdam canal memorialize the Jewish residents from the other side who died in the Holocaust.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A statue commemorating 'the greatest inhabitant of Amsterdam of all time.'
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.