Utrecht, Netherlands
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Utrecht, Netherlands
The cutest way to stay safe in traffic.
Bremen, Germany
Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.
Bremen, Germany
A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.
Castlemartin, Wales
Tucked among the sand dunes overlooking a Welsh beach, a real-life tribute to a fictional elf.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Llangennith, Wales
A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.
Cardiff, Wales
An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.
Prague, Czechia
Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Hanover, Germany
An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.
Liverpool, England
The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.
Chesterfield, England
A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.
Nottingham, England
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
Rome, Italy
In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.
Rome, Italy
Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.
Rome, Italy
The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.
Rome, Italy
A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.
Rome, Italy
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
Rome, Italy
Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."