Paris, France
Un Regard Moderne Bookstore
A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.
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Paris, France
A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.
Paris, France
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.
Paris, France
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
Paris, France
Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
Paris, France
A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.
Paris, France
This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.
Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Budapest, Hungary
The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.
West Baden Springs, Indiana
A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.
Tübingen, Germany
This giant statue of a vulva became internationally famous after an American exchange student got stuck in it.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Berlin, Germany
A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.
Heidelberg, Germany
A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.
Munich, Germany
One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.
Munich, Germany
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Wielenbach, Germany
A hole in the floor of this chapel is said to have been created by a footprint of the devil.
Blaubeuren, Germany
In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.
Templin, Germany
The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.
Schleswig, Germany
Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Herzberg am Harz, Germany
What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.
Saalfeld, Germany
"The most colorful grottoes of the world.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.