Munich, Germany
Herz-Jesu-Kirche
On high feast days, the entire blue-glass front of this modern church opens up to reveal the small wooden church inside.
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Munich, Germany
On high feast days, the entire blue-glass front of this modern church opens up to reveal the small wooden church inside.
Lübeck, Germany
A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.
Zinnowitz, Germany
An elevator into the Baltic Sea.
Waldeck, Germany
A century-long search for a church that was never there.
Abensberg, Germany
A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.
Pune, India
In the premises of Pune Head Post Office stands a curious letterbox topped with the design of a crown.
Berlin, Germany
At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.
Vienna, Austria
Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.
Húsavík, Iceland
A real-life homage to the Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell's fictional Eurovision musical duo.
Munich, Germany
German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.
Lisbon, Portugal
Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.
Munich, Germany
This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.
Munich, Germany
The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.
Munich, Germany
One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.
Tallinn, Estonia
This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.
Tallinn, Estonia
Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.
Tallinn, Estonia
A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.
Tacoma, Washington
"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."
Olympia, Washington
The remains of a former logging boom town, crumbled away in the forest.
Olympia, Washington
Local stories say that if you drink from this well, you will return to Olympia.
Carthage, Tunisia
This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.
Carthage, Tunisia
An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.