Como, Italy
Tempio Voltiano
Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.
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Como, Italy
Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.
Milan, Italy
Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Venice, Italy
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Riga, Latvia
Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
Riga, Latvia
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Sweden
Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.
Helsinki, Finland
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.