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SokolovAlex

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The cemetery.

Varenna, Italy

Varenna Cemetery

An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.

Schiphol Clock

Schiphol, Netherlands

Schiphol Clock

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

The Sound Arch.

Ojai, California

Trimpin Sound Arch

Make sweet music as you walk through this interactive sonic sculpture.

Solvang's Rundetaarn replica

Solvang, California

Rundetaarn Replica

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

The wind harp today.

Solvang, California

Solvang Wind Harp

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Bottom of the station

Los Angeles, California

Angels Flight

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Portal of books.

Los Angeles, California

The Last Bookstore

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Street of Armenian Quarter.

Jerusalem, Israel

Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

The Austrian Hospice.

Jerusalem, Israel

The Austrian Hospice

This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.

The Western Wall Tunnel.

East Jerusalem, Israel

Western Wall Tunnel

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

The ladder in question.

East Jerusalem, Israel

Immovable Ladder on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

Shrine of the Book

Jerusalem, Israel

Shrine of the Book

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

Apparent Dead House in the Hague

The Hague, Netherlands

Apparent Dead House in the Hague

A preserved building where the dead were once watched for signs of life.

The World Peace Flame and walkway.

The Hague, Netherlands

World Peace Flame Pathway

Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.

Sweepers Clock

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Sweepers Clock

The hands on this clock appear to be created by two workers sweeping debris into careful positions.

De Brandgrens (The Blaze Boundary)

Rotterdam, Netherlands

De Brandgrens (The Blaze Boundary)

These lights mark the area of Rotterdam that was bombed and burned in 1940.

Rotterdam Historic Harbor.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rotterdam Historic Harbor

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

Cube House

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Cube Houses

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

The Black Tower.

Brussels, Belgium

Black Tower

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

Manneken Pis in US Air Force uniform

Brussels, Belgium

Manneken Pis

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Pink painted elephants adorn the front doors of the Délirium Café in honor of its namesake.

Brussels, Belgium

Délirium Café

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

Casemates overlooking Alzette River

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Bock Casemates

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

Schiessentümpel

Beidweiler, Luxembourg

Schiessentümpel

This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.

Esch-sur-Sûre Castle

Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg

Esch-sur-Sûre Castle

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

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