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Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

This Communist-era residential block is one of the longest residential building in Europe.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

This museum in the tower of the oldest church in Gdańsk, is home to centuries-old time-keeping devices and the world's first pulsar clock.

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.

The most peculiar part of Berlin's public transit network is an on-demand rowboat.

Berlin's old airport.

Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.

If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.

An ancient healing font dedicated to an 11th-century matriarch was moved to make way for progress.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

Two gilded cherubs perched on a church bell tower have been reminding visitors of the finitude of life since 1760.

An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.

This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.

This large copper bolt represents the benchmark for measuring sea levels in most of Europe.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.