Prague, Czechia
St. Valentine’s Shoulder Blade
A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
Sedlec Ossuary ‘Bone Church’
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
Saint Barbara's Church
An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.
Gablenz, Germany
Rakotzbrücke Devil’s Bridge
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Riomaggiore, Italy
Via dell’Amore
A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.
Berlin, Germany
The Bebelplatz
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
Stolpersteine Holocaust Memorials
Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
The Bendlerblock
After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.
Lohmen, Germany
The Bastei
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Dresden, Germany
Yenidze
Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.
Dresden, Germany
Pfunds Molkerei
In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.
Dresden, Germany
Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault)
The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.
Dresden, Germany
Dresden Frauenkirche
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Dresden, Germany
Schwebebahn Dresden
A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.
Dresden, Germany
Dresden Panometer
An exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.
Berlin, Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Victory Column
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Berlin, Germany
Soviet Graffiti in the Reichstag
The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.
Berlin, Germany
Pergamon Museum
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Berlin, Germany
Marx and Engels Forum
One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.
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
'Molecule Man'
This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.
Berlin, Germany
Soviet Memorial (Sowjetisches Ehrenmal)
For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.
