Places Added by Christine Williamson

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.

An homage to the humble watering can.

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.

A symbol of friendship between the mountainous regions of Switzerland and Bhutan.

From morgue to urn, watch the whole process at this unusual educational attraction.

After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.

Medieval ruins on a tiny island amid a flooded lake offer romantic respite to lovers seeking privacy.

The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

The ruined remains of the airport Claus von Stauffenberg departed in his failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.

Final resting place of the humble physicist who discovered X-rays, and made the invisible visible.

Before this bridge was built people had to wait for the ferryman, an annoyance that, the story has it, gave the town its name.

A 13th century fortified house built to defend the Duchy of Burgundy.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

A Neolithic burial site erected around 3000 BC.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.