Lisbon, Portugal
Santa Justa Lift
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
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Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Tréguennec, France
The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.
Larmor-Baden, France
One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.
Bruges, Belgium
This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Bruges, Belgium
This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.
Paris, France
The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.
Grünwald, Germany
This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.
Bordeaux, France
The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.
Huelgoat, France
If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Carnac, France
Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.
Montignac, France
Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."
Savonnières, France
Limestone grottoes turns everyday objects into stone.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Paris, France
This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.
Paris, France
The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.