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.
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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.
Wustermark, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Paris, France
Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.
Paris, France
A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.
Île-d'Aix, France
Supposed home of the camel ridden by Napoleon during his Egyptian campaign.
Gatteville-le-Phare, France
A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.
Saverne, France
Before the electric telegraph, a chain of stone towers carried messages across France.
Poitiers, France
This anatomical sculpture raises awareness about violence against women and promotes gender equality.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Reims, France
This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, France
The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.
La Rochelle, France
A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.
Paris, France
Dedicated to the history and culture of smoking, this small museum now includes a vape lounge.
Vascœuil, France
To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.
Rustrel, France
One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.
Saint-Étienne, France
An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.
Paris, France
The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.
Paris, France
This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
This crumbling, graffiti-covered mansion sits tantalizingly within reach of the proletariat who frequent a public park.
Paris, France
This innocuous-seeming building is actually the remnant of a major wartime brothel.
Amiens, France
The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.