Schönefeld, Germany
'Der Fall Daidalos und Ikaros' ('The Case of Daedalus and Icarus')
This curious sculpture represents the perseverance needed to take to the skies.
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Schönefeld, Germany
This curious sculpture represents the perseverance needed to take to the skies.
Sögel, Germany
There are two dozen tanks just sitting in an open field in Lower Saxony.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Bad Schandau, Germany
An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.
Hamburg, Germany
Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.
Metten, Germany
This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.
Oppenau, Germany
This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Wustermark, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Lemgo, Germany
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Dresden, Germany
When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Prague, Czechia
Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Prague, Czechia
A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.
Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Stekene, Belgium
Somewhere there is a giant who can no longer poop, but now travelers can stay inside his anus.
Brussels, Belgium
Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.