Alkmaar, Netherlands
J. Boom
A museum-like shop that has been producing clogs, brushes, and ropes for nearly 200 years.
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Alkmaar, Netherlands
A museum-like shop that has been producing clogs, brushes, and ropes for nearly 200 years.
Cambridge, England
An ordinary lamppost situated in the middle of Cambridge has an unusual moniker and history.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.
Le Havre, France
Rainbow arches made of shipping containers grace the entrance to one of France's largest seaports.
The Hague, Netherlands
The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Brisbane, Australia
The sculpture shows a water rat turning the world upside-down, landing an elephant on its head.
Adelaide, Australia
These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.
Adelaide, Australia
The famed literary character has a unique connection to this city.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.
Kolkata, India
For just a few hours each morning, this market serves specialties from the city's shrinking Chinese-Indian community.
Howrah, India
A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.
Madrid, Spain
Automatons that were once removed after one fell from the building.
Madrid, Spain
Kingly French toast comes soaked in milk or red wine, then drizzled in a citrus-perfumed syrup.
Madrid, Spain
An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store
Madrid, Spain
In this 400-year-old hotel in Madrid, you'll find a comb in every room, an old clock, and maybe a ghost.
Madrid, Spain
This sculpture pays homage to the street sweepers of Madrid since its inauguration in 2001 in Plaza Jacinto Benavente.
London, England
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
London, England
This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.
London, England
Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.
London, England
A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.
London, England
The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.
London, England
Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.