Giessen, Germany
Grave of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
Final resting place of the humble physicist who discovered X-rays, and made the invisible visible.
Places I've been
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Giessen, Germany
Final resting place of the humble physicist who discovered X-rays, and made the invisible visible.
La Chapelle-au-Mans, France
A 13th century fortified house built to defend the Duchy of Burgundy.
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."
Werfen, Austria
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Gueugnon, France
Before this bridge was built people had to wait for the ferryman, an annoyance that, the story has it, gave the town its name.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Lich, Germany
A Neolithic burial site erected around 3000 BC.
Berlin, Germany
A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Vézelay, France
This church sits upon a peaceful hill and a long, turbulent history.
Skagen, Denmark
The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.
Élancourt, France
France's Lilliputian park displays over 100 of the country's monuments for visitor perusal.
Augsburg, Germany
In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Berlin, Germany
Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Berlin, Germany
A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Heidelberg, Germany
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Berlin, Germany
Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.