Berlin's old airport.

Floating swimming pool within a moored vessel.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.

The site of good faith and good nature in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

A beautiful 19th-century Armenian mansion is preserved above an unassuming cafe.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

A collection of Lenin busts and other Soviet Era statues sit idly behind the Semipalatinsk Hotel.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

Local legend says that whoever burns down this 2,000-year-old tree will only have seven days to live.

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.