Places jordank Wants to Go

Dozens of striking Indian symbols cover the second-floor hallways of this rural courthouse.

The final resting place of the last "gypsy king" of Poland.

The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.

A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.

Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.

This institution pays tribute to an associate justice who protected civil rights and prosecuted Nazis.

The original burial place of this preeminent 18th-century Jewish philosopher was razed by the Nazis.

This stone amphitheater was once part of Nazi Germany's plan to promote propaganda.

This museum is housed in an unassuming building that witnessed one of the most daring feats of satire in modern history.

During World War II, the Nazis repurposed this beer cellar to store stolen artwork.

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

This elaborate stone bridge over the Neisse river has sat in pieces since 1945.

An extensive network of secret tunnels was created for the Nazi project "Riese."

The only United States mine for magnesium carbonate has been operating continuously since the 1930s.

Artifacts from a battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor displayed in the Capitol building of its namesake.

The Devil’s Porridge tells the story of HM Factory Gretna and the munitions girls who mixed deadly chemicals.

The exit of the largest prisoner-of-war escape attempt on American soil during World War II.

This World War II bunker is now a shrine covered with sea shells.

A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.

This industrial museum is based on one of the oldest standing iron forges in the U.K.

The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.

This modest site memorializes a World War II mission described without hyperbole as “the greatest raid of all.”

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.