Florence, Italy
Babae Wine Window
Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.
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Florence, Italy
Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Vernazza, Italy
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Regensburg, Germany
The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.
Rottweil, Germany
Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.
Berlin, Germany
Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.
Ulm, Germany
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
Berlin, Germany
The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Oppenau, Germany
This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.
Berlin, Germany
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Beaune, France
These ramparts, once lined with towers, were constructed in defense of Beaune.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.
Bayeux, France
This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.
Savigny-lès-Beaune, France
This French chateau is home to the world’s largest private collection of fighter jets.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Arromanches-les-Bains, France
Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.
Paris, France
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.