Venice, Italy
Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs
This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
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Venice, Italy
The Flooded Crypt of San Zaccaria
As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.
Venice, Italy
Piraeus Lion
Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.
Verona, Italy
Juliet's Balcony
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Salzburg, Austria
Schloss Hellbrunn
Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.
Nuremberg, Germany
The Kongresshalle, Nuremberg
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Nuremberg, Germany
Nuremberg Castle
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Leipzig, Germany
Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations)
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
Leipzig, Germany
Löffelfamilie (Spoon Family)
One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.
Jaipur, India
Panna Miyah ka Kund
The beautiful 16th-century stepwell lies in the shadow of a famous fortress.
Schipkau, Germany
Bagger 258: The "Blue Wonder"
The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National Socialism
Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Berlin, Germany
Friedrichsfelde Socialist Cemetery
The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.
Berlin, Germany
Spandauer Zitadelle (Spandau Citadel)
A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.
Potsdam, Germany
Sanssouci Palace
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Dresden, Germany
Pillnitz Camellia
An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.
Dresden, Germany
Kunsthofpassage Singing Drain Pipes
When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.
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Paju, South Korea
Korean Axe Murder Incident Memorial
A monument to the two U.S. officers killed by North Korean troops while trying to trim a poplar tree.
Itaewon-ro, South Korea
War Memorial of Korea
Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.
Seoul, South Korea
Owl Art and Craft Museum
One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.
Samcheog, South Korea
Haesindang Park
Various forms of phallic art decorate this hill in commemoration of legendary local tragedy.
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Seoul, South Korea
Trick Eye Museum
South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.
Seoul, South Korea
Coffee Hanyakbang
About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.
