Potsdam, Germany
Sanssouci Palace
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
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Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Potsdam, Germany
A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Sopot, Poland
This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.
Gdynia, Poland
A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.
Prague, Czechia
This monumental neo-Renaissance tomb in Vyšehrad Cemetery is the final resting place for Czech cultural legends.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.
Lohmen, Germany
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Basel, Switzerland
This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Munich, Germany
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
Antwerpen, Belgium
A curious stone in a public square commemorates the victims of witch-burning.
Mechelen, Belgium
The tallest church in Mechelen might have been the tallest in the world if not for a lack of funds.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
This residence straddles a border between Belgium and the Netherlands.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
Not many houses move across borders, this one did it twice.
Baarle-Nassau, Netherlands
This building once stood at the center of a butter war.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A tribute to smugglers and the Butter Wars.
Turnhout, Belgium
Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.
Antwerp, Belgium
This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.
Antwerp, Belgium
A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.
Antwerp, Belgium
This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.
Ostrava, Czechia
A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.