Hainesport, New Jersey
Big Rusty
A giant scrap metal troll rests his hands on top of a dilapidated building covered in graffiti.
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Hainesport, New Jersey
A giant scrap metal troll rests his hands on top of a dilapidated building covered in graffiti.
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
The residents of this ominous-sounding street in Pennsylvania liked its name so much they fought to keep it.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
In 1988, jazz legend Chet Baker fell to his death from a window of this hotel facing Amsterdam Centraal.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.
Montreal, Québec
A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Monaco
This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Cologne, Germany
An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
Cologne, Germany
This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.
Cologne, Germany
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
Cologne, Germany
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Cologne, Germany
The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
Brussels, Belgium
The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.
Paris, France
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
Paris, France
During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.
Paris, France
The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.
Paris, France
A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.