St. Louis, Missouri
World Chess Hall of Fame
A chessmaster's dream destination.
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St. Louis, Missouri
A chessmaster's dream destination.
Schiphol, Netherlands
It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.
Schiphol, Netherlands
This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.
Genève, Switzerland
This peaceful open space below Geneva's famous cathedral is full of art and history.
Geneva, Switzerland
One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.
Geneva, Switzerland
A memorial to a 19th-century composer who was known for driving crowds wild.
Geneva, Switzerland
An early masterpiece of Le Corbusier, a famed Modernist architect, hiding in plain sight.
Geneva, Switzerland
The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds.
Geneva, Switzerland
This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.
Lausanne, Switzerland
Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.
Lausanne, Switzerland
A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.
Bern, Switzerland
The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.
Bern, Switzerland
The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.
Bern, Switzerland
Dining in this grain cellar feels like stepping onto a fantasy film set.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Bern, Switzerland
One of the few places in the world that let's you legally relieve yourself on a UNESCO world heritage site.
Bern, Switzerland
This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.
Bern, Switzerland
This bunny-eared Moses represents an attempted compromise between two biblical interpretations.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Healing waters from a holy well, previously used by locals for doing laundry.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
The official motto of Luxembourg reminds passersby of the Luxembourgish commitment to their national identity and sovereignty.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Statues of a fire-breather, a clown, and a whole performing troupe celebrate Luxembourg's creative side.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
An ancient Roman relief beautifully preserved on the façade of a house.
New York, New York
There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.