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Gruta Do Lago Azul

Bonito, Brazil

Gruta Do Lago Azul (Blue Lake Grotto)

Part of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones.

Beatles-Platz (Beatles Square)

Hamburg, Germany

Beatles-Platz (Beatles Square)

This red light district plaza memorializes the Fab Four and their historic connection to the area.

Der Pudel auf dem Dach (The Poodle on the Roof)

Hamburg, Germany

Der Pudel auf dem Dach (The Poodle on the Roof)

Hidden in plain sight on a gable between two towers on the roof of shipping firm F. Laeisz' headquarter in Hamburg sits an unexpected bronze sculpture.

Kurt Bauer's 'Luchs' sculpture

Hamburg, Germany

'Luchs'

A charming and enigmatic sculpture of a lynx haunts the park of Kellinghusen.

Impaled Skull of Klaus Stortebeker

Hamburg, Germany

Impaled Skull of Klaus Stortebeker

Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.

St. Nicholas' Church

Hamburg, Germany

St. Nicholas' Church

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Dresden Frauenkirche

Dresden, Germany

Dresden Frauenkirche

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

Pfunds Molkerei

Dresden, Germany

Pfunds Molkerei

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

A slice of cake filled with vanilla bean-flecked custard.

Munich, Germany

Kuchentratsch

German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.

The entrance to Konditorei Buchwald.

Berlin, Germany

Konditorei Buchwald

For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”

Krantz baking

Berlin, Germany

Babka & Kranz

Superb sweets await at the first Jewish bakery inducted into Berlin’s prestigious baker’s guild.

Bagels

Berlin, Germany

Fine Bagels

The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.

Hall of Mirrors in Clärchens Ballhaus

Berlin, Germany

Hall of Mirrors in Clärchens Ballhaus

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

Late afternoon coffee and cake.

Berlin, Germany

Café Strauss

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

A cocktail made with Waldmeister, the "forest master" known in English as sweet woodruff.

Berlin, Germany

Velvet

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

"Pinkelbaum", Frankfurt, Germany

Frankfurt, Germany

Pinkelbaum (Peeing Tree)

After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.

More than 25,000 books were burned on this site.

Frankfurt, Germany

Frankfurt Book Burning Memorial

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.

Roman soldiers

Valencia, Spain

L'Iber Museo de Los Soldaditos de Plomo

From grand battles to daily life, this Spanish museum offers a view of world history in miniature.

One of Kameya Kiyonaga's signature treats.

Kyoto, Japan

Kameya Kiyonaga

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

Welcome to the uncanny valley.

Kyoto, Japan

Issen Yoshoku

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

Yudanaka Onsen Pudding Honpo

Yamanouchi, Japan

Yudanaka Onsen Pudding Honpo

This 24-hour vending machine serves up homemade treats inspired by the local Japanese snow monkeys.

Ioki Cave

Aki, Japan

Ioki Cave

Over 40 species of fern cover the canyon walls of this lush green bowl, cut off from the bustle of the world by a cave entrance.

The opulent second floor.

Otaru, Japan

Otaru Orgel Museum

This dazzling three-story shop showcases the art and history of music boxes, a popular novelty in Japan.

The tea tree at Shofuku-ji Temple.

Fukuoka, Japan

Japan’s First Tea Tree

In the oldest zen temple stands a descendant of the very tree that introduced tea to Japanese culture.

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