Cologne, Germany
Heinzelmännchenbrunnen
This 19th-century fountain features sculptures of little gnomes that help with chores.
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Cologne, Germany
This 19th-century fountain features sculptures of little gnomes that help with chores.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Budapest, Hungary
A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.
Budapest, Hungary
A bronze woman in a stylized dress honors a courageous politician.
Linz, Austria
Ride a dragon train into a world of dwarves.
Kilsyth, Scotland
Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.
Salzburg, Austria
Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.
Prague, Czechia
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Peebles, Scotland
This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.
Malmö, Sweden
This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
London, England
The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.
London, England
This pub has roots dating back to 1430 and serves as the setting for multiple Charles Dickens stories.
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
London, England
These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.