Cologne, Germany
Memorial to the Edelweiss Pirates
A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.
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Cologne, Germany
A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.
Cologne, Germany
If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.
Cologne, Germany
This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A 20th-century naval quarantine center is now a local park.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
An icon of International Style architecture on the outskirts of Rotterdam.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
An early 19th-century English style garden hidden in the Rotterdam cityscape.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A nearly 25-foot concrete sculpture of Sylvette, Picasso's muse.
Helmond, Netherlands
An interactive museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the home computer.
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.
Garderen, Netherlands
Various sculptures are a rotating exhibit in this small town.
Tiel, Netherlands
This annual harvest parade features intricate floats covered with fruits, vegetables, and seeds.
Toldijk, Netherlands
An impressive array of unique homemade planetariums.
Radio Kootwijk, Netherlands
This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.
Arnhem, Netherlands
A set of beech hedges planted in the 19th century forms a tunnel that takes on a different appearance in every season.
Vancouver, Washington
A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.
Irwin, Pennsylvania
This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.
Prague, Czechia
The rusted creatures wait to be discovered in Prague's botanical garden.
Prague, Czechia
Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.
Prague, Czechia
A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.
Prague, Czechia
Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
Liberec, Czechia
This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.