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Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

A World War II battle site made famous by one man's heroic actions.

The fastest way to send a message before electricity was invented.

This poured-concrete water reservoir is a gem of modernist architecture well-hidden in a city forest.

A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.

Tucked away in a downtown Stockholm park are the remains of a World War II defense position.

This railroad track was so secretive that it was omitted from all maps.

Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.

Hidden in plain sight, Sweden's official ordnance datum is now abandoned.

Sweden's largest optical telescope sits on a rooftop in Stockholm.

Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.