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Mozart, as seen by artist Markus Lüpertz.

Salzburg, Austria

Hommage to Mozart

This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.

Meteorological station in Residenplatz

Salzburg, Austria

Meteorological Pillar of the 19th Century

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

'Gurken'

Salzburg, Austria

'Gurken'

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

Zwerglgarten (Dwarf Garden)

Salzburg, Austria

Zwerglgarten (Dwarf Garden)

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

Karl Marx Karlovy Vary

Karlovy Vary, Czechia

Karl Marx Monument

A larger-than-life statue of the German revolutionist stands proud in a small town where he never lived.

Vanocni dum

Karlovy Vary, Czechia

Vanocni dum

A mansion where wonders of Christmas are celebrated all year long.

Lobby of the spa with one of its bathtubs on display.

Karlovy Vary, Czechia

Kaiserbad Spa

Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.

Looking to the inner courtyard.

Pisa, Italy

The Camposanto

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

The Piazza dei Miracoli, with the Tower in the center and the two white anchors in the lower right.

Pisa, Italy

Guy Rope Anchors for the Leaning Tower of Pisa

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

The top quarter of the Stelvio Pass.

Stelvio, Italy

Stelvio Pass

One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

The old botany institute at the Botanical Garden of Pisa

Pisa, Italy

Orto Botanico di Pisa (Botanical Garden of Pisa)

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Graves of the fallen

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Luxembourg American Cemetery

Cemetery honors Americans who died during WWII and is the resting place of Gen. George S. Patton.

The Bendlerblock.

Berlin, Germany

The Bendlerblock

After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.

Old and new churches side by side.

Berlin, Germany

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

Taken in late Winter 2020

Nuremberg, Germany

Nuremberg Castle

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

City's sign lists local sights but not the infamous camp. (spinkk/Atlas Obscura)

Dachau, Germany

Dachau Concentration Camp

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

Prinzessinnengarten

Berlin, Germany

Prinzessinnengarten

Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.

The Eagle's Nest

Berchtesgaden, Germany

The Eagle's Nest

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

Berlin Wall Memorial

Berlin, Germany

Berlin Wall Memorial

The largest stretch of the Berlin Wall is right on top of the former SS headquarters

Weltzeituhr

Berlin, Germany

Weltzeituhr

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.

A recently-erected tombstone honoring Moses Mendelssohn.

Berlin, Germany

Moses Mendelssohn Memorial

The original burial place of this preeminent 18th-century Jewish philosopher was razed by the Nazis.

The Reichstag behind the memorial.

Berlin, Germany

Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National Socialism

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

Mound, crypt and statue

Berlin, Germany

Soviet Memorial (Sowjetisches Ehrenmal)

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

Jewish Cemetery Berlin-Weißensee

Berlin, Germany

Weißensee Cemetery

This sprawling Jewish cemetery is one of the largest in Europe.

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