London, England
Platform 9 3/4
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
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London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Budapest, Hungary
A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.
Budapest, Hungary
Hungarian Jews were ghettoized during the Second World War, but little remains of the original wall that closed the Jewish people off from the rest of the city.
Budapest, Hungary
A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.
Budapest, Hungary
The holes in this wall provide a glimpse into Jewish life in Budapest, both past and present.
Budapest, Hungary
The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.
Budapest, Hungary
On Gellért Hill, this statue depicts the tragic tale of lovers divided by the Danube.
Budapest, Hungary
A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.
Budapest, Hungary
A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.
Budapest, Hungary
From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.
Budapest, Hungary
Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.
Budapest, Hungary
Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.
Budapest, Hungary
This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.
Budapest, Hungary
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Berlin, Germany
A museum specifically dedicated to the Trabant, one of the iconic automobiles of the GDR.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.