Duffel, Belgium
Duffelcoat Statue
The birthplace of the titular coat and related products celebrates its claim to fame with a statue of a coat.
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Duffel, Belgium
The birthplace of the titular coat and related products celebrates its claim to fame with a statue of a coat.
Lisbon, Portugal
Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.
Namur, Belgium
Forget the hearse ‘cause he’s forever immortalized in a Belgian city where AC/DC performed a secret gig that pushed them forward.
Lisbon, Portugal
Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
San Marino, San Marino
The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
This small chapel built into rock is the oldest place of worship in Luxembourg.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.
Kaunas, Lithuania
The world's first invisible city square is an homage to a man who pushed the boundaries of art.
Vilnius, Lithuania
The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.
Trakai, Lithuania
Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.
Riga, Latvia
This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.
Riga, Latvia
The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.
Helsinki, Finland
In the waters outside Helsinki, a tiny island once used as a military outpost now welcomes visitors.
Tampere, Finland
The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.
Helsinki, Finland
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
Tallinn, Estonia
Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.
Tallinn, Estonia
A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.
Tallinn, Estonia
This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Tallinn, Estonia
The Guardian of Tallinn.
Curtea de Argeș, Romania
According to a gruesome legend, an architect sacrificed his wife to build this spectacular, 16th-century cathedral.
Viscri, Romania
A medieval church built up to defend its village.
Sighișoara, Romania
Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.