Bremen, Germany
Bremer Ratskeller
One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.
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Bremen, Germany
One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.
Colditz, Germany
An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.
Hamelin, Germany
The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.
Trier, Germany
The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.
Potsdam, Germany
Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.
Cologne, Germany
An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
Berlin, Germany
A brush maker used his factory to protect blind Jews from the Gestapo.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Berlin, Germany
The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.
Berlin, Germany
The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.
Berlin, Germany
Named after a militant urban guerilla, this famous former squat is a graffiti-covered stronghold of leftist culture.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Berlin, Germany
From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
Berlin, Germany
Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.
Berlin, Germany
This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.
Munich, Germany
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Milan, Italy
A small sculpture that pays homage to the famous bronze ear of Ca de l'Oreggia—or does it?
Milan, Italy
Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.
Milan, Italy
Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.
Milan, Italy
See what remains of a once grand ancient Roman circus.
Milan, Italy
Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.