Places Claire043 Wants to Go

When the military fort was destroyed by an earthquake the site was turned into a magnificent war memorial

Some say this small Italian church holds a gate to Heaven.

The largest Canadian war cemetery in Italy commemorates those who died in one of the bloodiest battles of the Italian campaign during World War II.

Wander through a maze of empty tombs to find the poles used to hang revolutionary patriots.

The haunting remains of a World War I fort perched atop a mountain.

An annual goat race takes place within the walls of this medieval castle.

A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.

The largest stretch of the Berlin Wall is right on top of the former SS headquarters

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

Last resting place for the Formula 1 Racing Driver who was the idol of legendary racing driver Michael Schumacher

This museum in the small German city offers a unique glimpse into World War II history.

These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.

Commemorating Frankfurt's Jewish community and 11,908 victims of the Holocaust.

Volkswagen's dedicated museum dives into the complex history of one of the world's best known cars.

WWII rocket launchpad in rural Germany and site of operation backfire.

A hidden, morbidly fascinating cemetery deep in the forest.

This decommissioned nuclear power plant offers tours of its Communist-era control room and reactor hall.

The final resting place of the famed German pilot, the "Red Baron."

A haunting contrast of trains that both saved and took the lives of Jewish children in Nazi Germany.

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.

There are two dozen tanks just sitting in an open field in Lower Saxony.