On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

The only substantial part of Nazi Germany's formidable defensive line through Northern Italy that survives today, largely intact.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.

Atop the former site of a historic bakery sit two stone tributes to Verona's contribution to traditional Italian baking.

This decoration above a door, an unofficial family crest, is said to come alive during the night to try to get free of the stone.

An architectural oddity where the triglyphs of the courtyard of walls create an optical illusion.

A hidden bas-relief of a hare on a church main portal that brings good luck to the ones who find it.

A twisted steel beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Center is the centerpiece of this memorial for those who died on September 11, 2001.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

One of the earliest depictions of an Arthurian scene that is shrouded in mystery.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.