Munich, Germany
Wurmeck
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
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Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Berlin, Germany
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
A haunting contrast of trains that both saved and took the lives of Jewish children in Nazi Germany.
Berlin, Germany
One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Dresden, Germany
When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Dresden, Germany
A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.
Tokyo, Japan
Unbeknownst to many, an ancient burial mound hides in plain sight in Ueno Park.
Tokyo, Japan
This site commemorates the life of a Japanese scientist who dedicated his life to the discovery of diseases.
Tokyo, Japan
This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."
Tokyo, Japan
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
Tokyo, Japan
Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
An abandoned incline railway site is now a green space with six acres of trails connecting hilltop neighborhoods.
Tallinn, Estonia
The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.
Tallinn, Estonia
A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.
Tallinn, Estonia
Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.
Turku, Finland
A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Helsinki, Finland
An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.
Helsinki, Finland
These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.
Helsinki, Finland
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.