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Schrotkugelturm

Berlin, Germany

Schrotkugelturm (Shot Ball Tower)

A century-old shot ball factory tower is open to the public once a year.

'Molecule Men'

Berlin, Germany

'Molecule Man'

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

Teufelsberg

Berlin, Germany

Teufelsberg

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

Pressecafé

Berlin, Germany

Pressecafé Mural

A prime example of socialist modernist architecture, wrapped in a enormous fresco about the media.

Information board added to the site by the German government in 2006

Berlin, Germany

Führerbunker Parking Lot

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

Nilpferdbrunnen

Berlin, Germany

Nilpferdbrunnen

A small hippo-shaped fountain in Berlin, Germany.

Sternenwächter

Berlin, Germany

Sternenwächter

A statue of an astronomer gazes at the sky as a tribute to Caroline Herschel.

Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism

Berlin, Germany

Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Berlin, Germany

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Denkzeichen Georg Elser.

Berlin, Germany

Denkzeichen Georg Elser

A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.

Berlin Wall

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.

'Bruin'

Dundee, Scotland

'Bruin'

This monument depicts a harrowing event involving an escaped polar bear.

Grissel Jaffray Memorial

Dundee, Scotland

Grissel Jaffray Memorial

A pair of mosaics marks the spot where the last accused witch of Dundee was put to death.

West Pier

Brighton, England

West Pier

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

The view from the laboratory.

London, England

Monument to the Great Fire of London

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

La Berta.

Florence, Italy

La Berta

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

Il Porcelino

Florence, Italy

Il Porcellino

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The Jewish deportations memorial at platform 16.

Florence, Italy

Platform 16 Holocaust Deportation Memorials

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

L’importuno di Michelangelo

Florence, Italy

L’importuno di Michelangelo

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Vasari Corridor

Florence, Italy

Vasari Corridor

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

The Piazza dei Miracoli, with the Tower in the center and the two white anchors in the lower right.

Pisa, Italy

Guy Rope Anchors for the Leaning Tower of Pisa

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Buontalenti Grotto. (61736507/Flickr)

Florence, Italy

Buontalenti Grotta

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

Babae Wine Window

Florence, Italy

Babae Wine Window

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The Bull of Santa Maria del Fiore

Florence, Italy

The Bull of Santa Maria del Fiore

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

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