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Stolpersteine plaques.

Berlin, Germany

Stolpersteine Holocaust Memorials

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

Originally built as a summer palace, Sansoucci is also exceedingly palatial in winter.

Potsdam, Germany

Sanssouci Palace

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

"Magische Orte" installed in the Gasometer in 2012

Oberhausen, Germany

Gasometer Oberhausen

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

Pedestrians inside the St. Pauli Elbtunnel

Hamburg, Germany

St. Pauli Elbtunnel

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

Friedrichstraße station in Berlin.

Berlin, Germany

Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

St. Nicholas' Church

Hamburg, Germany

St. Nicholas' Church

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Marx and Engels Forum

Berlin, Germany

Marx and Engels Forum

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

Soviet Graffiti in the Reichstag

Berlin, Germany

Soviet Graffiti in the Reichstag

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

The Bebelplatz.

Berlin, Germany

The Bebelplatz

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

Berlin Wall

Berlin, Germany

Vestiges of the Berlin Wall

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

The DDR Museum

Berlin, Germany

The DDR Museum

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Berlin, Germany

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

The Black Sabbath bench on the Black Sabbath Bridge.

Birmingham, England

Black Sabbath Bridge

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

The Old Man of Storr.

Isle of Skye, Scotland

The Old Man of Storr

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

The route winds though stunning Scottish scenery.

Strathcarron, Scotland

Applecross Pass

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

Glenfinnan Monument .

Glenfinnan, Scotland

The Leaning Tower of Glenfinnan

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

Bathed in sunlight.

Glenfinnan, Scotland

Glenfinnan Viaduct

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

The memorial.

Glencoe, Scotland

Massacre of Glencoe Monument

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.

Falls Of Dochart

Killin, Scotland

Falls Of Dochart

Cascading waterfalls mark the gateway to the ancient burial place of Clan Macnab.

Looking out to sea where pilgrims would have landed.

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Chapel Finian

Named after a 6th-century saint, who was also a scholar.

Ben Lomond and Loch Lomond as seen from the grounds of Ross Priory. (Margaret MacGillivray/Atlas Obscura)

Alexandria, Scotland

Loch Lomond

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

Falkirk Wheel

Falkirk, Scotland

Falkirk Wheel

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

Abbotsford House

Melrose, Scotland

Abbotsford House

This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.

Lionhead carved on a pendant in the Rosslyn Chapel

Roslin, Scotland

Rosslyn Chapel

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

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