This platform is now a memorial dedicated to those who were deported during the Holocaust.

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

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

Berlin's old airport.

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

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

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

The largest mosque in Germany.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

The site is dedicated to an investigative journalist whose murder triggered a political uproar that changed Slovakia forever.

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

This statue points to another unusual companion work of art often overlooked by visitors.

Dedicated to a synagogue that was destroyed after having survived World War II.

A series of bronze circus performers spread throughout a Slovakian shopping center.

According to the local legend, these boys and ducks were turned to stone by an angered water goblin.

Brass plaques embedded in pavement preserve the memories of those who lost their lives at the hands of Nazis during World War II.

In an area known in Bratislava’s postal history, this sculpture sits equipped with a functional postbox.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

No one knows the origin of this creepy little stone man with an oversized phallus.

A massive sculpture of an obscure Celtic coin that has become a symbol in Slovakia.

A relic of the Cold War tucked away in the forested hills above Bratislava.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.