Paris, France
Pont de la Concorde
This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
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Paris, France
This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
Paris, France
Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.
Paris, France
A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.
Paris, France
The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.
Réotier, France
This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.
Paris, France
This museum in a Paris apartment gives a unique look at the iconic French singer's life.
Saint-Ouen, France
Collection of antique taxidermy and natural specimens, near one of Paris's oldest flea markets.
Paris, France
The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.
Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, France
The world's most famous cheese caves.
Loches, France
Artist and musician Will Menter creates musical sculptures.
Saugues, France
An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.
Albi, France
A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.
Hamburg, Germany
Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.
Guben, Germany
The home of the morbid art of corpse plastination is open for visitors to view the fascinating, but stomach-churning process.
Potsdam, Germany
Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.
Schleiden, Germany
This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.
Ulm, Germany
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
Magdeburg, Germany
The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."
Cham, Germany
In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.
Gommern, Germany
The resting place of 18th century German mummies.
Brunswick, Germany
Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.
Munich, Germany
King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.
Heidelberg, Germany
A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.
Berlin, Germany
Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.