Zakopane, Poland
Old Zakopane Cemetery
Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.
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Zakopane, Poland
Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.
Poland
A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".
Bingen, Germany
Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.
Oberwesel, Germany
Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.
Potsdam, Germany
A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Essen, Germany
The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.
Potsdam, Germany
Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.
Nuremberg, Germany
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Ulm, Germany
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
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.
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.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Rotterdam, Netherlands
These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.
Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.
Zaandam, Netherlands
Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.