Ypres, Belgium
Menin Gate Memorial
A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
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Ypres, Belgium
A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
Liège, Belgium
This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.
Ypres, Belgium
The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.
Ypres, Belgium
In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Brussels, Belgium
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
Salzburg, Austria
This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.
Marbach, Austria
The site of Austria's biggest concentration camp now honors its victims.
Vienna, Austria
A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.
Mondsee, Austria
This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."
Vienna, Austria
The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.
Tarsdorf, Austria
English-speaking soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II, before the town’s name changed.
Vienna, Austria
An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.
Vienna, Austria
Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.
Vienna, Austria
Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.
Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Werfen, Austria
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Vienna, Austria
Op-art architecture designed for happiness.
Vienna, Austria
Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
Salzburg, Austria
Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.
Krujë, Albania
The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."
Tirana, Albania
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
Gjirokaster, Albania
This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.