Vysoký Újezd, Czechia
Velka Amerika
This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.
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Vysoký Újezd, Czechia
This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
In one of the world's smallest countries, a royal's personal winery is open to the public.
Feucht, Germany
Small museum dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern astronautics.
Jasenovac, Croatia
Croatia's towering concrete blossom grows from the site of a World War II concentration camp.
Podgarić, Croatia
This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.
Dera, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This brutalist monument is inscribed with 9921 names of Yugoslav partisans who perished during WWII.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.
Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Italy
This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.
Austin, Texas
To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.
Austin, Texas
This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.
Alberobello, Italy
Southern Italy's spinning top village.
Realmonte, Italy
"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.
Santa Caterina, Italy
The tallest statue in Italy is also one of the world's tallest statues of Jesus.
Italy
Constructed during the 1960s, this bridge is still the highest in Italy.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Genoa, Italy
Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.
Monaco
This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.
Arles, France
This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.
Creissels, France
The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.
Wiesenthau, Germany
An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.
Salzburg, Austria
This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.