Mellieħa, Malta
Popeye Village
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Places serpent Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Bremen, Germany
Spuckstein Gesche Gottfried
A spitting ode to a German serial killer.
Dresden, Germany
Pfunds Molkerei
In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.
Dresden, Germany
Cockerwiese (Joe Cocker Meadow)
Joe Cocker's 1988 concert at this site in East Germany marked a changing sea tide that would eventually lead to reunification.
Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt Wishing Wells
Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.
Frankfurt, Germany
Pinkelbaum (Peeing Tree)
After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.
Dresden, Germany
Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault)
The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.
Dresden, Germany
Schwebebahn Dresden
A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.
Cologne, Germany
Secret Grave in the Pylon of Severinsbrücke Bridge
The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.
Minsk, Belarus
Lee Harvey Oswald's Apartment in Minsk
The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.
Berlin, Germany
Freedom Bell
A replica of the Liberty Bell rang daily from West Berlin's City Hall throughout the Cold War.
Berlin, Germany
Bahnhof Berlin Zoologischer Garten
Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Berlin, Germany
Wir Waren Nachbarn (We Were Neighbors)
A unique Holocaust memorial tells the personal stories of the Jewish residents exiled from greater Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Radio Tower
A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.
Berlin, Germany
Spandauer Zitadelle (Spandau Citadel)
A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.
Berlin, Germany
Haus Schwarzenberg Street Art Alley
A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.
Berlin, Germany
Gärten der Welt (Gardens of the World)
Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
Tempelhof Airport
Berlin's old airport.
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
Teufelsberg
An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."
Permanently Closed
Berlin, Germany
The Return of the Cows
Art and a pun, all in one.
Berlin, Germany
Buchstabenmuseum
A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.
