Singapore
Prisoner of War Steps
The history of those incarcerated in Singapore during World War II is etched into the bricks of a popular staircase.
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Singapore
The history of those incarcerated in Singapore during World War II is etched into the bricks of a popular staircase.
Binz, Germany
Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.
Lohheide, Germany
A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.
Munich, Germany
An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.
Munich, Germany
These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.
Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Hamburg, Germany
Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
Frankfurt, Germany
The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.
Kazan, Russia
Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.
Kazan, Russia
This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.
Essen, Germany
The monumental home of Prussia’s eccentric "Cannon King."
Essen, Germany
The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.
Bratislava, Slovakia
The largest fountain in Bratislava.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.
Dresden, Germany
The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Moscow, Russia
The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.