Kiel, Germany
Hörnbrücke
The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.
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Kiel, Germany
The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.
Schleswig, Germany
Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.
Asturias, Spain
A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.
Prague, Czechia
This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Český Krumlov, Czechia
Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
Brno, Czechia
This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.
Brno, Czechia
A cheeky architectural easter egg.
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Brno, Czechia
Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Prague, Czechia
A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.
Liberec, Czechia
This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.
Liberec, Czechia
An unusual bronze bus shelter is actually an art installation commenting on the city's history with the Nazi party.
Brno, Czechia
A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.
Prague, Czechia
Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.
Schwerin, Germany
Seventeen members of the local royal family are interred in this Baroque church in northern Germany.
Palencia, Spain
The gaunt visage of this angular Christ giant is enough to put the fear of God into all who see it.
Madrid, Spain
Five million people are laid to rest here, more than the population of Madrid itself.
Madrid, Spain
A rare set of strings by famed instrument maker Antonio Stradivarius is on display in the Royal Palace.
Madrid, Spain
A towering monument in Spain has proven to be more labor-intensive than initially planned.
Madrid, Spain
Shrapnel, dynamite, bullets and Franco couldn't destroy this bust, rescued and kept hidden as a family secret for over 40 years.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.