This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

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

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This ancient tomb in the West Bank is a holy site for Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike.

This dome-shaped mountain boasts amazing views and has a rich religious history.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

An ancient tunnel in Jerusalem built to redirect water in the event of a siege is one of history’s great architectural innovations.

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.