Rotterdam, Netherlands
Fikkie
This charming pup is meant to celebrate the youth and stubbornness of the city's students.
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
This charming pup is meant to celebrate the youth and stubbornness of the city's students.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The world's first floating farm is staffed by one human, three robots, and 35 cows.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Museum preserving torture methods from the past.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
Durrës, Albania
The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.
Tirana, Albania
What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Butrint, Albania
A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.
Athens, Greece
View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.
Athens, Greece
The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.
Athens, Greece
A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.
Athens, Greece
This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.