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Budapest, Hungary
For Sale Pub
This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.
47.4876, 19.0582
Budapest, Hungary
Vajdahunyad Castle
This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.
47.5150, 19.0833
Budapest, Hungary
Zwack Unicum Museum
Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.
47.4759, 19.0697
Budapest, Hungary
Shoes on the Danube Promenade
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
47.5040, 19.0448
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.
47.4982, 19.0391
Stamford, Connecticut
Walker Library of The History of Human Imagination
An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.
41.0534, -73.5387
New York, New York
New York's Oldest Phone Number
Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.
40.7499, -73.9910
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Radio Tower
A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.
52.5050, 13.2782
Berlin, Germany
Tempelhof Airport
Berlin's old airport.
52.4838, 13.3877
Berlin, Germany
Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
52.5203, 13.3869
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Penis Fountain
Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.
52.3726, 4.8978
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kaufmann's Clock
Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.
40.4395, -79.9982
Liège, Belgium
Fort de la Chartreuse
This abandoned Belgian fortress is purposefully being left to nature.
50.6320, 5.5988
Liège, Belgium
Bueren Mountain
This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.
50.6482, 5.5774
Brussels, Belgium
Comic Strip Route
This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."
50.8485, 4.3417
Brussels, Belgium
Manneken Pis
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
50.8450, 4.3500
Brussels, Belgium
The Musical Instrument Museum
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
50.8426, 4.3589
Mons, Belgium
The Guardhouse Monkey
Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.
50.4549, 3.9522
Mons, Belgium
Mundaneum
A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.
50.4577, 3.9553
Liège, Belgium
The Lucifer of Liège
A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.
50.6410, 5.5710
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