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Prague, Czechia
Kabourek
A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.
50.0862, 14.4076
Binche, Belgium
Carnival of Binche
The tiny Belgian town's ancient version of Mardi Gras involves eerie wax masks, sticks for warding off evil, and ostrich plume hats.
50.4000, 4.1667
Barcelona, Spain
Columns of the Temple of Augustus
The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.
41.3835, 2.1773
Barcelona, Spain
Montjuïc Cemetery
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
41.3578, 2.1536
London, England
Charing Cross Mural
The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.
51.5081, -0.1248
Paris, France
The Bears of Gobelins
During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.
48.8367, 2.3523
Valencia, Spain
Central Market of Valencia
This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.
39.4736, -0.3790
Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerp Ruien
An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.
51.2191, 4.4029
Breezanddijk, Netherlands
Afsluitdijk
The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.
53.0083, 5.1903
Geneva, Switzerland
Treille Promenade
One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.
46.2010, 6.1451
Lille, France
Lille Natural History Museum
An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.
50.6266, 3.0666
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Cube Houses
These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.
51.9202, 4.4907
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Rotterdam Historic Harbor
Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.
51.9170, 4.4824
Lisse, Netherlands
Keukenhof Gardens
Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.
52.2713, 4.5464
Brussels, Belgium
Manneken Pis
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
50.8450, 4.3500
Halle, Belgium
The Blue Forest
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
50.7053, 4.2903
New York, New York
Flying Carpet Over Isfahan
A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.
40.7813, -73.9740
New York, New York
Toloache
Discover the taste of mold.
40.7623, -73.9856
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
40.7586, -73.9855
New York, New York
The Daily News Building Globe
Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.
40.7499, -73.9732
New York, New York
New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
40.7499, -73.9711
New York, New York
Museum of Sex
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
40.7442, -73.9877
New York, New York
'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
40.7398, -74.0025
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
40.7392, -74.0083
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