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Bruges, Belgium

Smedenpoort Skull

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.
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Bruges, Belgium

House Bouchoute

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.
Added by Enzo RhodeHagen
Bruges, Belgium

The Devil's Pants

A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.
babblefu Added by babblefu
Ypres, Belgium

Sanctuary Wood Museum

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Ypres, Belgium

Sanctuary Wood Cemetery

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.
Grave with a view Marjolein Added by Grave with a view Marjolein
Ypres, Belgium

The Yorkshire Trench

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Ypres, Belgium

The Birthplace of 'In Flanders Fields'

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Ypres, Belgium

Menin Gate Memorial

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
Added by Sylvester
Ypres, Belgium

In Flanders Fields Museum

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Amsterdam, Netherlands

A'DAM Lookout and Over The Edge Swing

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.
Added by lauravharen
Amsterdam, Netherlands

De Waag

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.
Added by stevekorver
Vienna, Austria

Wiener Pestsäule (Vienna Plague Column)

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Vienna, Austria

Çerkez Dayı (Uncle Circassian)

A monument dedicated to a lone, brave invader.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Bratislava, Slovakia

Cumil the Sewer Worker

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.
lookingforstu Added by lookingforstu
Bratislava, Slovakia

Schöner Náci

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Bratislava, Slovakia

Napoleon's Army Soldier

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Bratislava, Slovakia

Bratislava Old Town Hall's Cannonball

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.
Added by CalWhimsey
Bratislava, Slovakia

Most SNP

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.
Added by oliverkellow
Serik, Turkey

Aspendos Theater

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
London, England

Word on the Water

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
Added by Naomiadventures
London, England

Wellington Arch

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.
Snowdrop68 Added by Snowdrop68
London, England

The London Dungeon

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
Michelle Colburn Added by Michelle Colburn
London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
London, England

The Attendant, Fitzrovia

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.
jessemiers Added by jessemiers