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Angels and demons watch over newspapers in this deconsecrated church.

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

It's believed that the dead were once taken out of houses through these now walled-up doors.

At the entrance of this chapel is a fresco commemorating the dead from the plague outbreak of 1630.

A museum entirely dedicated to Bergamo’s tradition of puppetry.

Hidden masterpieces in a small church in the medieval city of Bergamo.

Legend has it that the devil itself built this portal on a dare.

A genius of the art of juggling is buried here.

Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

This striking structure, with balconies jutting out like hedgehog spines, combine cutting-edge design with a playful approach to light and space.

Wax models of disease and deformity are on display at this German medical museum.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

The last Viking king of Denmark is buried inside the crypt of this cathedral.

Generations have refused to move this doll from its dusty resting place to preserve a castle from a watery fate.

Legend speaks of a banished noblewoman allegedly walled inside this little tower.

After attracting attention for nearly three decades while standing in front of a church, this phallic stone sculpture is now tucked away in a campus backyard.

After funding was cut for a memorial to the Danish author, the sculptor had his statue ceremonially lowered into the city harbor.