Brooklyn, New York
House of Wax
Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.
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Brooklyn, New York
Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.
Queens, New York
Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.
New York, New York
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Aberdeen, Scotland
A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.
Aberdeen, Scotland
Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.
Madrid, Spain
Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.
Warsaw, Poland
Once home to some 250,000 volumes and priceless art artifacts, this Polish estate was a target of bombing during World War II.
Galway, Ireland
The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.
Warsaw, Poland
After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.
Warsaw, Poland
A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.
Warsaw, Poland
A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.
Pittsford, New York
Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.
Berlin, Germany
The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.
Berlin, Germany
The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.
Berlin, Germany
This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.
Schönefeld, Germany
This curious sculpture represents the perseverance needed to take to the skies.
Berlin, Germany
A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.
Berlin, Germany
Named after a militant urban guerilla, this famous former squat is a graffiti-covered stronghold of leftist culture.
Berlin, Germany
These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.
Berlin, Germany
The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.
Berlin, Germany
A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.