Cologny, Switzerland
The Bodmer Library
A trove of ridiculously valuable prints and manuscripts under one roof.
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Meyrin, Switzerland
'Wandering the Immeasurable'
CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.
Darmstadt, Germany
The Darmstadt Dioramas
The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.
Darmstadt, Germany
The Vortex Garden
Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.
Brussels, Belgium
The Musical Instrument Museum
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Cube Houses
These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.
New York, New York
Spotlight on Broadway Map
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
White House Helipad
Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.
Washington, D.C.
Zero Milestone
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Washington, D.C.
Inaugural Parade Center Line
A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.
Washington, D.C.
The Lockkeeper's House
A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Berlin, Germany
Stadtbahn Viaduct World War II Damage
Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.
Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Haarlem, Netherlands
Grote Kerk
This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.
Maastricht, Netherlands
Kruisherenhotel
A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.
Maastricht, Netherlands
Fort Saint Pieter
This historical Netherlands fortress still bears the marks of its single siege.
Bassenge, Belgium
Fort Eben-Emael
This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The Luchtsingel
Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The Delftse Poort
A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.
Berlin, Germany
Pergamon Museum
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Noordwijk, Netherlands
European Space Research and Technology Centre
The birthplace of most all of Europe's space missions is here on the Dutch coast.
Maastricht, Netherlands
Selexyz Dominicanen
This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.
