Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Externsteine
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
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Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Berlin, Germany
Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
Berlin, Germany
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.
Berlin, Germany
An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Berlin, Germany
The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Berlin, Germany
A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Liverpool, England
The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.
Liverpool, England
Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Edinburgh, Scotland
Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
Nagasaki, Japan
The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.
Tokyo, Japan
Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.
Nagasaki, Japan
A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.
Tokyo, Japan
The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.
Kawasaki, Japan
This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.
Rikaze Diqu, Tibet
The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.