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The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.

A muddy alien landscape that is home to rare species of exotic plants.

An unofficial monument to the late King of Pop sits at the base of a Renaissance composer's statue

Hidden in the forest are the remains of a former World War II chemical plant.

A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.

This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.

A moving and macabre World War I-era painting by the great artist Otto Dix.

This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.

This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.

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.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

Commemorating a unique medieval profession: men who collected feces.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

A 1:2 billion-scale solar system leads visitors into this German university town.

This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.

This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

This mysterious pig iron pillar does not rust, despite being weathered by the elements for centuries.

A statue of Vladimir Illyich Lenin guards this abandoned building in the "Forbidden City."

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

This platform is now a memorial dedicated to those who were deported during the Holocaust.