Berlin, Germany
'Stand By Me' Tree
Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.
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Berlin, Germany
Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.
Berlin, Germany
Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.
Berlin, Germany
Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.
Berlin, Germany
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
Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
Art and a pun, all in one.
Berlin, Germany
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
Berlin, Germany
The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Berlin, Germany
A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Barcelona, Spain
A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.
Moorslede, Belgium
This Belgian theme park began as a refuge for bored church children and was closed down when a boy lost an arm.
Diksmuide, Belgium
Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.