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"Ampelparchen," Vienna, Austria.

Vienna, Austria

Ampelpärchen

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

Vienna Grand Ferris Wheel

Vienna, Austria

Vienna Grand Ferris Wheel

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

"The Machine," a display at the Kafka Museum.

Prague, Czechia

Franz Kafka Museum

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

The memorial.

Prague, Czechia

Velvet Revolution Monument

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

Statue of Franz Kafka with headphones for size comparison.

Prague, Czechia

Statue of Franz Kafka

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Jal Mahal

Jaipur, India

Jal Mahal

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Jantar Mantar

Jaipur, India

Jantar Mantar

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

The remnants of the ancient eatery.

Pompeii, Italy

Pompeii Thermopolium

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

(Flickr/Ethelred the Unusual)

Charmouth, England

Charmouth Beach

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

This sweet, complex liqueur is packed with boozy cherries.

Lisbon, Portugal

A Ginjinha

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

A salt beef beigel with all the fixings.

London, England

Beigel Bake

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

The Oval Forum in Jerash, and the Cardo Maximus

Jerash, Jordan

The Ruins of Jerash

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East

London, England

The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Launch Site of the Titanic

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Launch Site of the Titanic

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

'Glass of Thrones Belfast'

Belfast, Northern Ireland

'Glass of Thrones Belfast'

A series of stained glass artworks that depict images of the hit TV show.

Harland and Wolff Shipyard.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Samson and Goliath

These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.

SS Nomadic

Belfast, Northern Ireland

SS Nomadic

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery

New York, New York

Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Cats lounging on ancient architecture

Rome, Italy

Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Lloyds Bank coprolite.

York, England

Lloyds Bank Coprolite

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

Riga Central Market

Riga, Latvia

Riga Central Market

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

House of the Blackheads

Riga, Latvia

House of the Blackheads

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

The KGB Museum.

Tallinn, Estonia

KGB Museum

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

View of the church and its spire.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Church of Our Saviour

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

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