Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

A traditional U-Bahn station in Berlin gets a string of rather untraditional benches.

An old department store turned Nazi prison turned artist commune.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

There is a mouldering Jewish cemetery hidden away in the capital of Moldova.