Berlin, Germany
German-Russian Museum
A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.
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Berlin, Germany
A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.
Chihuahua, Mexico
The former home of the famed revolutionary Pancho Villa is now a museum in his honor.
Rome, Italy
Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.
Butte, Montana
A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.
São Paulo, Brazil
This intriguing museum chronicles the history and impact of immigration in Brazil.
Gränichen, Switzerland
The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.
Monrovia, Liberia
A comprehensive museum dedicated to Africa's oldest modern republic.
Yerevan, Armenia
This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.
Queens, New York
An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.
Brooklyn, New York
A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.
Pimiango, Spain
These primitive rock paintings include a very beloved depiction of a woolly mammoth.
Springfield, Massachusetts
The largest collection of historic military firearms in the United States.
Altenburg, Germany
This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.
Skagaströnd, Iceland
This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.
Stockholm, Sweden
This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.
Mexico City, Mexico
A close look at the church's walls reveals pieces of Mexico's history.
Paris, France
The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An "evil painter" included pointed symbols in this artwork to poke fun at members of the Danish Parliament.
Stockholm, Sweden
A king's bloodstained shirt is among the gruesome collection of artifacts displayed below Stockholm's Royal Palace.
Meyrin, Switzerland
The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.
Geneva, Switzerland
This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.
Meyrin, Switzerland
Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.