Venice, Italy
Libreria Acqua Alta
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
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Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Prague, Czechia
This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.
Prague, Czechia
A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.
Prague, Czechia
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Croatia
A self-proclaimed libertarian micro-state on a tiny bit of disputed territory between Serbia and Croatia.
Zagreb, Croatia
A peculiar museum that includes many drunken tales, a drunk driving simulator, and much more.
Brištane, Croatia
This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.
Split, Croatia
When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.
Duzluk, Croatia
Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.
Zagreb, Croatia
Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.
Yalta, Ukraine
One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.
Varna, Bulgaria
A chain coffee shop in Bulgaria that takes its Italian roots very seriously.
Lisitsite, Bulgaria
At almost 900 feet long, this is Bulgaria's longest suspension bridge and the only way to reach the small village of Lisitsite.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The place where World War I began.
Brussels, Belgium
From motorcycles to firetrucks and sports cars to horse-drawn carriages, this Belgian collection goes beyond rare cars.
Leuven, Belgium
Above the door of a house, a plaque claims to commemorate the future living place of the inventor of time travel.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.
Brussels, Belgium
One of the deepest indoor swimming pools in the world.
Borgloon, Belgium
Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.
Minsk, Belarus
Dedicated to the lives lost during a fatal stampede in the Nyamiha Station.
Žytkavicki rajon, Belarus
The centuries-old crosses "growing" in the cemetery are steeped in local lore and are believed to have healing powers.
Smaliavicki rajon, Belarus
A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.
Minsk, Belarus
Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.
Brest, Belarus
A small museum in this border city displays the contraband art that has been stolen back from smugglers.