Berlin, Germany
Stasi Museum
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Berlin, Germany
Tempelhof Airport
Berlin's old airport.
Berlin, Germany
Ramones Museum
Blitzkrieg bop your way through Berlin's Ramones Museum.
Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
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
Berlin Story Bunker
This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.
Berlin, Germany
Stolpersteine Holocaust Memorials
Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.
Permanently Closed
Berlin, Germany
Arthouse Tacheles
An old department store turned Nazi prison turned artist commune.
Berlin, Germany
Pergamon Museum
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Berlin, Germany
The DDR Museum
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.
New York, New York
Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
Madrid, Spain
Kilometre Zero
A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.
Viñales, Cuba
Parque Prehistórico
Prehistoric history as seen through the lens of an outsider artist.
Havana, Cuba
Fusterlandia
A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.
Havana, Cuba
Colina Lenin
A bronze sculpture of Lenin’s likeness outside Havana surrounded by 12 human figures in solidarity with the Bolshevik Revolution.
Havana, Cuba
John Lennon Statue
His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."
Havana, Cuba
Hotel Nacional de Cuba
Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.
Havana, Cuba
Colón Cemetery
In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.
Havana, Cuba
Old Havana Perfume Museum
This communist country can still appreciate its fragrant past.
Havana, Cuba
Viaje Fantástico
No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.
Havana, Cuba
Bacardi Building
After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.
Havana, Cuba
Callejon de Hamel
A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.
Havana, Cuba
La Plaza de la Revolución
A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.
Nuremberg, Germany
Nuremberg Toy Museum
This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.
Nuremberg, Germany
Nuremberg Castle
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
