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Munich, Germany

Eisbachwelle

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Porta Nigra

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

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Added by fatnmad

Potsdam, Germany

Sanssouci Palace

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

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Added by panquetofobia

Berlin, Germany

Vestiges of the Berlin Wall

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

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Added by katiebaker4

Lichtenstein, Germany

Lichtenstein Castle

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

Added by TheJaice

Bratislava, Slovakia

Cumil the Sewer Worker

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

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Added by lookingforstu

Collioure, France

Notre-Dame-des-Anges

Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.

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Added by Allison

Pont de la Concorde

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

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Added by Allison

The Stravinsky Fountain

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Added by kelseyv64

Machines of the Isle of Nantes

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

Flame of Liberty

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

Added by Alexander

Carcassonne, France

La Cité Médiévale de Carcassonne

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

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Added by mratomic

La Conciergerie

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

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Added by easydistance

Statue of Liberty at Pont de Grenelle

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Added by e23rutland

Montparnasse Cemetery

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

Allison

Added by Allison

Foucault's Pendulum

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

Dampo

Centre Pompidou

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

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Added by lewblank

Shakespeare and Company

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

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Added by Madiha Bataineh

Père Lachaise Cemetery

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Added by meelar

Catacombes de Paris

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Brussels, Belgium

Manneken Pis

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

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Added by stanestane

Brussels, Belgium

Comic Strip Route

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

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Added by Vanessa

Brussels, Belgium

The Atomium

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Dylan

Garni Gorge

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

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Added by michelle