One of the tallest lighthouses in the world also serves as a monument to the fallen of World War I.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

A museum specifically dedicated to the Trabant, one of the iconic automobiles of the GDR.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

A beautiful 19th-century mansion slowly crumbled and became a 'ghost house' after World War II.

A series of metal trumpets in the heart of Ruma represents the seven Vojvodina People's Liberation Brigades.

Religious perseverance and cultural coexistence manifest in an architectural gem that multiple wars couldn't topple.

Housed in a 1912 architectural masterpiece, this outlet of the Golden Arches is a real beauty.

An Art Deco Icarus statue adorns this abandoned gem of Yugoslav Modernist architecture.

An eerie fountain commemorating the death of a boy that sparked a small war in the 19th century.

Celebrating the works of a beloved Italian actor, known for such cult films as 'They Call Me Trinity' and 'Watch Out, We’re Mad!'

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

A haunting contrast of trains that both saved and took the lives of Jewish children in Nazi Germany.