Wierzbno, Poland
The Versailles Border Stone
The original stone marking the interwar border between Germany and Poland sits in this unassuming village park.
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Wierzbno, Poland
The original stone marking the interwar border between Germany and Poland sits in this unassuming village park.
Warsaw, Poland
Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
London, England
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
London, England
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
London, England
One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.
London, England
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
Wustermark, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Brunswick, Germany
This German monument honors the so-called "Prince of Mathematicians."
Brunswick, Germany
Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.
hajnowski, Poland
Old cabin-like homes in a rural community untouched by time are known for their vibrant and colorful window shutters.
Dresden, Germany
The bridge that cost Germany a World Heritage Site.
Berlin, Germany
Art installations, derelict railcars, and endangered grasshoppers all call this south Berlin park home.
Nuremberg, Germany
A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.
Dresden, Germany
A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.
Dresden, Germany
The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.
Berlin, Germany
You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.
Poznań, Poland
A tribute to the first human in space.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Grabarka, Poland
Crosses of all shapes, sizes and colors litter the mountain, the site of a huge yearly Orthodox pilgrimage.
Schwerin, Germany
Germany's last remaining Lenin statue has become a lightning rod of debate about the country's divided past.