Rome, Italy
The Aventine Keyhole
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
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Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Netherlands
A large measuring stick marks the lowest point of a country that is partially under sea level.
Arlington, Virginia
Though his role as the inventor of baseball may be up for debate, fans still festoon Doubleday's grave with baseballs.
Wolnzach, Germany
Beer lovers thirsty for knowledge can now visit a museum devoted to the world's largest hop-growing region.
Frankfurt, Germany
A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.
Mainz, Germany
While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.
Venice, Italy
A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.
Venice, Italy
This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.
Venice, Italy
As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.
Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe
A Caribbean chef recreates his enslaved great-great-grandmother's dishes inside the home she purchased after buying her freedom.
Tremosine, Italy
This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Tokyo, Japan
A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.
Bingen, Germany
The many—66 to be exact—faces of the German forest.
Usterling, Germany
Nestled within a German forest is an intriguing, growing rock.
Munich, Germany
An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.
Göttingen, Germany
It commemorates one of the world's earliest telegraphs.
Göttingen, Germany
A 1:2 billion-scale solar system leads visitors into this German university town.
Cologne, Germany
Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.
Erfurt, Germany
Beloved children's TV characters freckle the German city's streets.
Grafenau, Germany
Inside this unique festival hall, a slide leads guests down to a subterranean watering hole.
Ludwigsburg, Germany
This outdoor library provides around-the-clock access to around 7,000 books.
Aachen, Germany
This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.