Athens, Greece
Kostis Palamas House
The home of Greece’s national poet sits crumbling in the middle of a popular tourist district.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Athens, Greece
The home of Greece’s national poet sits crumbling in the middle of a popular tourist district.
Athens, Greece
This building displays the scars of the “Dekemvriana,” a dark time in modern Greek history.
Athens, Greece
The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.
Athens, Greece
An important example of architectural history slowly decays in the city center.
Berlin, Germany
Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.
Lathen, Germany
A decomissioned facility where the German "Transrapid" maglev trains were once tested.
Mainz, Germany
While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.
Berlin, Germany
This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.
Rheinsberg, Germany
This decommissioned nuclear power plant offers tours of its Communist-era control room and reactor hall.
Berlin, Germany
Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.
Berlin, Germany
A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.
Landshut, Germany
This impressive castle looms over small German town.
Augsburg, Germany
In the city forest of Augsburg are oval, artificial ponds formed from a World War II bombing campaign.
Munich, Germany
A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.
Cologne, Germany
A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.
Nuremberg, Germany
This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.
Hamburg, Germany
A charming and enigmatic sculpture of a lynx haunts the park of Kellinghusen.
Munich, Germany
An unofficial monument to the late King of Pop sits at the base of a Renaissance composer's statue
Altenmünster, Germany
Hidden in the forest are the remains of a former World War II chemical plant.
Munich, Germany
This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.
Nienhagen, Germany
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Schwangau, Germany
A unique bridge with an equally unique view.
Lindau, Germany
A lakeside footbridge that records Nobel Prize laureates' names in metal silhouette.
Nuremberg, Germany
An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.