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 Haus zum Walfisch

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Haus zum Walfisch

This Late Gothic building that once housed Erasmus is now known as the filming location of "Suspiria."

Grave of Caroline Walter

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Grave of Caroline Walter

Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.

Hammering Man

Basel, Switzerland

Hammering Man

This 42-foot tribute to the workforce still reminds us to pause and recharge.

Tinguely Fountain

Basel, Switzerland

Tinguely Fountain

This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.

Münster Reaction Ferry

Basel, Switzerland

Münster Reaction Ferry

This ferry carries passengers across the Rhine propelled by no engine or paddles but by the river's current.

Hoosesagg Museum, fire department exhibition, 2019.

Basel, Switzerland

Hoosesagg Museum (Pants Pocket Museum)

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

Outside Spalentor

Basel, Switzerland

Spalentor

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.

Bakers' Guild Window.

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Brewers’ and Bakers’ Guild Windows at Freiburg Münster

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

A semmel that is too small.

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Freiburg Breadmeasures

A set of 13th and 14th century standardized bread measures.

Mooning Gargoyle at the Freiburg Minster

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Mooning Gargoyle of Freiburg Minster

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

Krokodil im Kanal

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Krokodil im Kanal

Local legend of a lurking canal crocodile takes on a life of its own with this sculpture.

Look, Ma, no Golden Arches.

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Martinstor McDonald's

Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.

Freiburg Bächle

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Freiburg Bächle

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

The Donauquelle.

Donaueschingen, Germany

Donauquelle

The great Danube river starts here.

Hôtel Cathédrale Unexploded Shell

Strasbourg, France

Hôtel Cathédrale Unexploded Shell

A remnant of the Franco-Prussian War, lodged in the city's walls.

Büchmesser (Belly Measuring Column)

Strasbourg, France

Büchmesser (Belly Measuring Column)

A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.

Damaged floor below the plaque

Bologna, Italy

Bologna Centrale Bombing Memorial

A memorial to the deadliest terror attack during an unsettled period of Italy’s recent history.

The War Memorial Tablet

Manchester, England

Manchester Victoria Station Map Mural & War Memorials

Amazing tiled map mural showing the lines of the famous Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, incorporated into the war memorial after WW1

Arco di Augusto

Rimini, Italy

Arco di Augusto

The oldest preserved Triumphal Arch in Northern Italy

Whalley Abbey Gatehouse.

Whalley, England

Whalley Abbey Gatehouse

Drive or walk through part of a former medieval monastery

The House of Automata

Forres, Scotland

The House of Automata

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

Forres Witches Stone

Forres, Scotland

Forres Witches Stone

A reminder of the gruesome punishments delivered to those who were found guilty during Scotland's witchcraft trials.

Carn Laith

Highland, Scotland

Carn Liath

This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.

The two bombs fell on the Cathedral  during the civil war but did not explode.

Zaragoza, Spain

Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar

This amazing cathedral was built on the site of the first Marian shrine in Spain and is important to Spanish speakers the world over

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