Helsinki, Finland
Temppeliaukio Church
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
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Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Gdańsk, Poland
Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Salzburg, Austria
A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.
Budapest, Hungary
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.
Budapest, Hungary
A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.
Belgrade, Serbia
Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.
Belgrade, Serbia
A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The place where World War I began.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Stavanger, Norway
Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.
Strand, Norway
This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.
Lourdes, France
Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Venice, Italy
This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.