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Riot Leviathan

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The baby drop-off.

Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona's Baby Drop-off

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

Bunkers del Carmel

Barcelona, Spain

Bunkers of Carmel

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

Le Jardin des Vestiges

Marseille, France

Le Jardin des Vestiges

This garden houses the remains of the ancient Greek port of Marseille.

Juan Manuel Fangio Statue

Monaco

Juan Manuel Fangio Statue

This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.

La Tete Carrée Library

Nice, France

La Tete Carrée Library

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

The sculpture continues to be covered with flowers

Nice, France

L'Ange de la Baie

A memorial to honor those who were killed in a Bastille Day terror attack in Nice.

Fontaine du Soleil

Nice, France

Fontaine du Soleil (The Sun Fountain)

This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.

Palazzo Berri-Meregalli's ornate interior.

Milan, Italy

Palazzo Berri-Meregalli

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

The Marble Ear of Casa Sola-Busca

Milan, Italy

The Bronze Ear of Casa Sola-Busca

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

Prosecco makes for a lighter twist on a Negroni.

Milan, Italy

Bar Basso

Sip a Negroni Sbagliato in the bar that invented it.

Bar Luce

Milan, Italy

Bar Luce

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Backdoor 43.

Milan, Italy

BackDoor 43

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

The Wall of the Dolls.

Milan, Italy

The Wall of the Dolls

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

Resti del Circo Romano

Milan, Italy

Ruins of the Circo Romano

See what remains of a once grand ancient Roman circus.

the Devil's column

Milan, Italy

The Devil's Column

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

Ear of Vicolo Gazzana

Milan, Italy

Ear of Vicolo Gazzana

A small sculpture that pays homage to the famous bronze ear of Ca de l'Oreggia—or does it?

Close up of the Pantelegraph

Milan, Italy

Pantelegraph

Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.

The statue with Palazzo Mezzanotte on the background

Milan, Italy

L.O.V.E.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Mosesbrunnen

Bern, Switzerland

Mosesbrunnen

This bunny-eared Moses represents an attempted compromise between two biblical interpretations.

Beetz Patented Urinal

Bern, Switzerland

Beetz Patented Urinal

One of the few places in the world that let's you legally relieve yourself on a UNESCO world heritage site.

The child eater

Bern, Switzerland

The Child Eater of Bern

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

Einstein's living room.

Bern, Switzerland

Einsteinhaus

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

CERN

Meyrin, Switzerland

CERN

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

Amsterdam Holocaust Memorial

Amsterdam, Netherlands

National Holocaust Monument

The mirrored section takes the shape of Hebrew characters when viewed from above.

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