Seattle, Washington
Fremont Bridge
From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.
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Seattle, Washington
From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Vatican City
Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.
Anacapri, Italy
The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Florence, Italy
Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.
Florence, Italy
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Chartres, France
The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.
Paris, France
Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.
Alexandria, Scotland
Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.