Berlin, Germany
Berliner Unterwelten (Subterranean Berlin)
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
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Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Berlin, Germany
The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.
Berlin, Germany
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Monaco
This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.
London, England
This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.
Nice, France
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
Nice, France
An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.
Salzburg, Austria
This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.
Milan, Italy
This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.
Milan, Italy
Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.
Dublin, Ireland
An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.
Dublin, Ireland
Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."
Dublin, Ireland
This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
County Derry, Northern Ireland
These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.
Krakow, Poland
Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Golden Point, Australia
This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.
Melbourne, Australia
Equipped with thousands of LED lights, this geodesic dome-shaped stadium is an engineering delight.
Meyrin, Switzerland
CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.
Lausanne, Switzerland
Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.
Lausanne, Switzerland
A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.