Venice, Italy
Peggy Guggenheim's Grave
The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.
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Venice, Italy
The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
London, England
The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.
London, England
An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.
London, England
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
London, England
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
London, England
Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.
London, England
Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.
London, England
A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
London, England
This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.
London, England
This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
Maastricht, Netherlands
This historical Netherlands fortress still bears the marks of its single siege.
Maastricht, Netherlands
Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.
Brussels, Belgium
The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.
Brussels, Belgium
This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Brussels, Belgium
When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Brussels, Belgium
Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.