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Lovagny, France

Gorges du Fier

A suspended footbridge allows for traversing this gorge carved through the French Alps.
Added by MrBarri
Mitrovica, Kosovo

Mitrovica Miners Monument

Two distorted Romanesque columns hold aloft a mine cart in honor of laborers who died during WWII.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Klaipėda, Lithuania

Juodasis Vaiduoklis (The Black Ghost)

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Pembroke, Malta

White Rocks Abandoned Complex

These sprawling military housing quarters from the 1960s are now defunct and hidden in plain sight on Malta’s Mediterranean coast.
Added by exploringwithkatie
Noisy-le-Grand, France

Arènes de Picasso

A suburban housing complex with astonishing architectural features, locally nicknamed "the Camemberts."
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Betondorp

This 1920s Amsterdam neighborhood was built as a giant experiment in concrete construction.
Added by brickhound
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Ordnance Datum

This large copper bolt represents the benchmark for measuring sea levels in most of Europe.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Paternoster Lift

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Theater Tuschinski

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.
serflac Added by serflac
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Café Papeneiland

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.
Sam OBrien Added by Sam OBrien
Amsterdam, Netherlands

In't Aepjen

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Micropia

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.
Added by labatteg
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Cuypers Library

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Geneva, Switzerland

United Nations Ceiling

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Meyrin, Switzerland

CERN

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Geneva, Switzerland

La Tulipe

A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.
Added by Juju Forbi
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Keith Haring Mural

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.
Scarlettrobins Added by Scarlettrobins
Amsterdam, Netherlands

REM Eiland

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.
Sam OBrien Added by Sam OBrien
Zaandam, Netherlands

Czar Peter House

The place where Czar Peter I of Russia resided in 1697 during his Grand Embassy.
Added by curiositynl
Tuzluca, Turkey

Tuzluca Salt Mines

A former salt mine is now a cool picnic spot for families and asthmatics.
cluckily Added by cluckily
Alnwick, England

The RMS Olympic Dining Room

This restaurant was removed from the famed sister ship of the Titanic and placed within a hotel.
Added by vickipowelluk
Brno, Czechia

Church of Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka

A striking, modern church devoted to a nun who loved God and beer.
iHyi Added by iHyi
Riga, Latvia

Jana Seta Map Shop

A map store filled with original Cold War era Russian maps of the world.
Patricia Whyde Added by Patricia Whyde
Graz, Austria

The Stairs of Reconciliation

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.
AdamTKincaid Added by AdamTKincaid