Wehringen, Germany
Fasan Explosives Factory
Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.
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Wehringen, Germany
Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.
Tübingen, Germany
The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.
Wilsons Promontory, Australia
The spherical grains of white quartz sand give every step on this Australian beach a distinctive sound.
Sydney, Australia
In the shadow of the Sydney Opera House, Indigenous ingredients shine.
Katoomba, Australia
A small curiosity shop with items ranging from antique medical supplies to taxidermied animals.
Berlin, Germany
Superb sweets await at the first Jewish bakery inducted into Berlin’s prestigious baker’s guild.
Berlin, Germany
The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.
Berlin, Germany
Ever-changing museum dedicated to graffiti and contemporary street art.
Berlin, Germany
This confectioner serves one of the finest renditions of Antep baklava outside of Turkey.
Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf, Germany
One of the largest vehicles ever built is now open to the public.
Nuremberg, Germany
Burgers and fries in the shadow of a dreaded Nazi symbol.
Wemding, Germany
An abstract sculpture that will be a work in progress for the next 1,000 years.
Salzburg, Austria
These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.
Salzburg, Austria
Epicurean and holy traditions converge in what may be the oldest restaurant in Europe.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Lautertal (Odenwald), Germany
This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.
Garching bei München, Germany
This "Atomic Egg" appears on the city of Garching's coat of arms.
Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Germany
This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Meyrin, Switzerland
Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
Zurich, Switzerland
One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.
Neuheim, Switzerland
These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.
Zug, Switzerland
Walk down these stairs to get an underwater view of Switzerland's Lake Zug.
Ennetbürgen, Switzerland
The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.