Aldbury, England
Bridgewater Monument
You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."
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Aldbury, England
You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."
Leighton Buzzard, England
Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
East Sussex, England
These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.
The Hague, Netherlands
A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This large copper bolt represents the benchmark for measuring sea levels in most of Europe.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.
Lisse, Netherlands
Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.
Marseille, France
"Drunken ship" sculpture memorializing the French poet in the city where he died.
Marseille, France
Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.
Marseille, France
This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.
Saint-Malo, France
In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Nuremberg, Germany
This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Poznań, Poland
An impressive monument to Poland's independence.
Holubice, Czechia
A concrete plant shaped like four giant soldiers commemorates one of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic Wars.
Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Šibenik, Croatia
Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.