Kremsmünster, Austria
Kremsmunster Observatory
This "mathematical tower" was an observatory, early skyscraper, and place to reflect on all of nature and the cosmos.
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Kremsmünster, Austria
This "mathematical tower" was an observatory, early skyscraper, and place to reflect on all of nature and the cosmos.
Sudbury, Ontario
A neutrino detector built into the largest man-made underground cavity in the world.
Galway, Ireland
An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.
Galway, Ireland
A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Dresden, Germany
To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.
Dresden, Germany
Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.
Dresden, Germany
Silent memorial, using bone conduction to take people back to the Dresden Bombing of 1945.
Dresden, Germany
In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.
Frankfurt, Germany
After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.
Athens, Greece
A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.
Devon Island, Nunavut
The closest thing to Mars on Earth.
Vienna, Austria
A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.
Halberstadt, Germany
Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.
London, England
A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.
Oslo, Norway
The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.
Lisbon, Portugal
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Sers, France
This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.
Klagenfurt, Austria
The world's most important buildings shrunk to a tiny size.
Helsingborg, Sweden
From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.
Geneva, Switzerland
This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.
London, England
Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.
London, England
A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.