Dublin, Ireland
Freemasons' Hall
The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.
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Dublin, Ireland
The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."
Regensburg, Germany
From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.
Cologne, Germany
If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.
Lübeck, Germany
The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.
Berlin, Germany
This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.
Berlin, Germany
Superb sweets await at the first Jewish bakery inducted into Berlin’s prestigious baker’s guild.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Halle (Saale), Germany
The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.
Berlin, Germany
This sprawling Jewish cemetery is one of the largest in Europe.
Leipzig, Germany
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
Passau, Germany
When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.
Berlin, Germany
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Munich, Germany
This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.
Hamburg, Germany
Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Nuremberg, Germany
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Dresden, Germany
The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Berlin, Germany
This conical hill was built as a testing ground for an engineer known as the Glider King.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Berlin, Germany
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.