Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
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Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Dublin, Ireland
This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.
Dublin, Ireland
An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.
Vilnius, Lithuania
An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.
Glasgow, Scotland
The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.
Kaunas, Lithuania
This magnificent Art Deco church is a reflection of Lithuania’s turbulent history.
Dublin, Ireland
The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.
Athens, Greece
Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.
London, England
Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.
Athens, Greece
The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.
Athens, Greece
A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.
Kirkstall, England
Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.
Cambridge, England
Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.
Avebury, England
The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.
Galway City, Ireland
Originally built to monitor fishing, this Victorian tower now educates visitors about the local salmon industry.
New York, New York
One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.
Ellsworth, Maine
As communication goes completely wireless, this Maine museum remembers all the wires that got us to this point.
Mount Desert, Maine
A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.