Krakow, Poland
The Bones of the Wawel Dragon
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
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Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Wustermark, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Berlin, Germany
A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.
Berlin, Germany
A brush maker used his factory to protect blind Jews from the Gestapo.
Berlin, Germany
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.
Berlin, Germany
One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Berlin, Germany
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Stockholm, Sweden
An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Malmö, Sweden
This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.
Helsingør, Denmark
Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.