Dunkerque, France
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A neighborhood with Art Deco architecture as eccentric as its history.
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Dunkerque, France
A neighborhood with Art Deco architecture as eccentric as its history.
Nieuwpoort, Belgium
A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.
Arromanches-les-Bains, France
Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
London, England
Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
London, England
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
London, England
A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
London, England
The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.
London, England
The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.
London, England
19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.
London, England
A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.