Stockholm, Sweden
The First Grave of René Descartes
Inside this church, a monument honors the first burial site of the famed philosopher.
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Stockholm, Sweden
Inside this church, a monument honors the first burial site of the famed philosopher.
Stockholm, Sweden
This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.
Venice, Italy
An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.
Venice, Italy
A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.
Venice, Italy
As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.
Venice, Italy
This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.
Venice, Italy
This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Milan, Italy
The enigmatic sculpture hides above an escalator in a Milan metro station.
Milan, Italy
An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.
Milan, Italy
The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.
Milan, Italy
This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Milan, Italy
Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”
Brooklyn, New York
This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.
Paris, France
This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Milan, Italy
One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.
Boise, Idaho
The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.
Boise, Idaho
When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.