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Berlin Wall

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.

Hitler's Olympic Village
Permanently Closed

Wustermark, Germany

Hitler's Olympic Village

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

In winter, this 590-acre Baroque park is home to sledding, skating, and romping dogs.

Kassel, Germany

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

Pergamon Museum

Berlin, Germany

Pergamon Museum

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

Spreepark
Permanently Closed

Berlin, Germany

Spreepark

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

A miniature erotic scene
Permanently Closed

Paris, France

Museum of Eroticism

Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.

Treaty of Paris Plaque

Paris, France

Treaty of Paris Plaque

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

Napoleon's camel in the Musée africain de l'île d'Aix. (Wikimedia Commons)

Île-d'Aix, France

Napoleon's Camel at the Musée africain de l'île d'Aix

Supposed home of the camel ridden by Napoleon during his Egyptian campaign.

The current lighthouse stands with the original in its shadow.

Gatteville-le-Phare, France

Phare de Gatteville

A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.

Another tower near Nalbach, Germany.

Saverne, France

Chappe Optical Telegraph

Before the electric telegraph, a chain of stone towers carried messages across France.

Le Clitoris.

Poitiers, France

Le Clitoris

This anatomical sculpture raises awareness about violence against women and promotes gender equality.

Saint Mere Eglise

Sainte-Mère-Église, France

Private John Steele Monument

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

The School Where Germany Surrendered

Reims, France

The School Where Germany Surrendered

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

Odeillo solar furnace

Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, France

Odeillo Solar Furnace

The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.

The submarine pens in La Rochelle.

La Rochelle, France

Nazi U-Boat Pens, La Pallise

A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.

Tobacco leaves drying

Paris, France

Le Musée du Fumeur

Dedicated to the history and culture of smoking, this small museum now includes a vape lounge.

Dali's Statue of Liberty

Vascœuil, France

Dali's Statue of Liberty

To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.

GR6 trail through multiple pigments Colorado Provencal

Rustrel, France

Ochre Quarry in Colorado Provençal

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

Maison sans Escalier (The House Without Stairs)

Saint-Étienne, France

Maison sans Escalier (The House Without Stairs)

An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.

Jean-Martin Charcot's Library

Paris, France

Doctor Charcot's Library

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.

The facade.

Paris, France

'Les Spécialistes' Fake Door

This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.

Climbing up to the Château Edmond de Rothschild
Permanently Closed

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Château Edmond de Rothschild

This crumbling, graffiti-covered mansion sits tantalizingly within reach of the proletariat who frequent a public park.

The One-Two-Two

Paris, France

The One-Two-Two

This innocuous-seeming building is actually the remnant of a major wartime brothel.

The Head of St. John the Baptist in 2001.

Amiens, France

The Head of St. John the Baptist at Amiens Cathedral

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

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