Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Freiburg Bächle
These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.
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Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.
Venice, Italy
This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Malmö, Sweden
This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.
La Morra, Italy
This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.
Bruges, Belgium
You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.
Bruges, Belgium
The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.
Bruges, Belgium
Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.
Beaufort, Luxembourg
This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.
Echternach, Luxembourg
Below the altar in Saint-Willibrord Basilica rests the mortal remains of Luxembourg's patron saint.
Echternach, Luxembourg
In the heart of Luxembourg's "little Switzerland" weaves a breathtaking natural sandstone canyon with a mythological past.
Baden-Baden, Germany
This magnificent church allows travelers along one of Germany's busiest roadways a chance to rest and reflect.
Büsingen am Hochrhein, Germany
A remarkable two-country morph, this town is part of Germany legally but is by all other measures Swiss.
Pompeii, Italy
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
Húsavík, Iceland
A real-life homage to the Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell's fictional Eurovision musical duo.
Mölndal, Sweden
Once the center of power for the region's various factories.