Berlin, Germany
Berlin Victory Column
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
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Berlin, Germany
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's beloved bear is immortalized at the Museum für Naturkunde.
Hamburg, Germany
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Binz, Germany
Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.
Oxford, England
J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.
Oxford, England
Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.
Oxford, England
Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.
Oxford, England
A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Oxford, England
The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.
Oxford, England
This slice of 1960s Danish modernism does not conform to the Oxford college stereotypes.
Cambridge, England
This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.
Cambridge, England
Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.
Paris, France
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.
Paris, France
This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
Paris, France
Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
Paris, France
An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.
Bern, Switzerland
The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.
Annecy, France
A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.