Lucerne, Switzerland
Lion of Lucerne
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
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Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Ennetbürgen, Switzerland
The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.
Neuheim, Switzerland
These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Kampen, Netherlands
This stately council chamber hasn't changed since 1545.
Leiden, Netherlands
An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.
Leiden, Netherlands
The remains of a medieval wall discovered in the basement of a jewelry store.
Leiden, Netherlands
One of the Leiden's oldest pubs is also the birthplace of the Heineken star.
Breezanddijk, Netherlands
The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.
IJsselstein, Netherlands
For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.
Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands
An awe-inspiring giant blue whale jaw bone stands in the center of this Dutch island.
Rozendaal, Netherlands
A late-medieval Dutch castle with trick fountains in its whimsical water gardens.
Lelystad, Netherlands
Building Men of War and Indiamen from Holland's Golden Age.
Leiden, Netherlands
One of the oldest masonic temples in the Netherlands, built in 1757.
Hoek van Holland, Netherlands
This enormous storm barrier is one of the largest moving structures on Earth, with each arm taller than the Washington Monument.
Oudenbosch, Netherlands
Scale model of St. Peter's Cathedral (Rome) in the middle of a small Dutch town.
Gemert, Netherlands
The Netherlands is home to a bridge printed out of reinforced concrete.
Noordwijk, Netherlands
The birthplace of most all of Europe's space missions is here on the Dutch coast.
Waddinxveen, Netherlands
Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.
Leiden, Netherlands
A trio of red, white, and blue stones embedded in the streets of Leiden are markers of medieval territory and law.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.
Leiden, Netherlands
Science meets wall art to highlight the beauty of famous mathematical equations.
Spijkenisse, Netherlands
The bridges portrayed on EU currency aren't fictional anymore.
Groningen, Netherlands
This imposing tower named after the mythical sword of King Arthur is considered the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world.