Porto, Portugal
Carmo and Carmelitas Churches
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
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Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."
London, England
This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
London, England
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
London, England
A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Berlin, Germany
Ever-changing museum dedicated to graffiti and contemporary street art.
Berlin, Germany
A socialist building dedicated to teachers showcases one of the largest Soviet mosaics in the world.
Berlin, Germany
One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.
Berlin, Germany
An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
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
At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.
Berlin, Germany
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.
Berlin, Germany
One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.
Berlin, Germany
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Newport, Rhode Island
Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.
Quincy, Massachusetts
The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.
New York, New York
The most confusing clock in New York.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.
Morristown, New Jersey
A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.