Brussels, Belgium
Den Spauwer
Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.
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Brussels, Belgium
Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
Rome, Italy
The Pope’s secret escape route.
Rome, Italy
Italian horror legend Dario Argento’s own shop hides a sinister museum-dungeon in the basement.
Groningen, Netherlands
Preserving the research tools, unexpected inventions, and odd collections of generations of college professors.
Groningen, Netherlands
Every winter, this former planetarium is transformed into a massive, brightly-lit Christmas ornament.
Étretat, France
In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
Otterlo, Netherlands
Located inside Hoge Veluwe National Park, this museum began as the private collection of a prominent female art collector.
Bayeux, France
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Arromanches-les-Bains, France
Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.
Iceland
A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.
Hveragerði, Iceland
Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.
Iceland
Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.
Iceland
The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.
Iceland
Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Iceland
This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
Hamragarðar, Iceland
This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Iceland
Rising from the sea like a stone monster.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.