Algiers, Algeria
Martyrs' Memorial
This massive monument towers over the city as a constant reminder of the lives lost during Algeria's hard-won war for independence.
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Algiers, Algeria
This massive monument towers over the city as a constant reminder of the lives lost during Algeria's hard-won war for independence.
Oran, Algeria
This former cathedral is now a bustling library packed with students and pigeons.
Constantine, Algeria
This dizzying span over the ancient Algerian city was once the highest suspension bridge in the world.
Tipaza, Algeria
An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.
Tipaza, Algeria
The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.
Binz, Germany
Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.
Berlin, Germany
A poignant memorial that traces two hundred years of German history.
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
Hilltop monument to the victory of a new nation in the Franco-Prussian War.
Worms, Germany
St. Peter’s, in Western Germany, has stood as a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture since 1181.
Berlin, Germany
Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.
Hanover, Germany
This feat of German engineering is one of the only elevators in the world following a curved path.
Königstein im Taunus, Germany
World's only telecommunication tower with a wooden pinnacle.
Frankfurt, Germany
Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.
Wolfsburg, Germany
Volkswagen's dedicated museum dives into the complex history of one of the world's best known cars.
Hanover, Germany
This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.
Hanover, Germany
After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.
Cologne, Germany
The largest mosque in Germany.
Leverkusen, Germany
Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.
Darmstadt, Germany
The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.
Bielefeld, Germany
According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.
Wernigerode, Germany
On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.
Berlin, Germany
Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.
Bremen, Germany
One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.
Frankfurt, Germany
Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.