Berlin, Germany
Marx and Engels Forum
One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.
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Berlin, Germany
One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Rome, Italy
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
Rome, Italy
The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.
Rome, Italy
More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Louisville, Kentucky
This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.
Louisville, Kentucky
A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.
Louisville, Kentucky
The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.
Louisville, Kentucky
The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Heidelberg, Germany
It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.
Budapest, Hungary
This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.
Barcelona, Spain
Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.
District of Columbia
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Durham, New Hampshire
This small stone chapel is a hidden gem just outside the University of New Hampshire campus.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
Boston, Massachusetts
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.