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

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

The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

César Baldaccini's iconic sculpture of a 40-foot thumb stands tall in La Défense.

Experience architect Le Corbusier's modernist design for living in the home he designed for himself.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

A Christian retreat founded to welcome refugees fleeing from the Nazis during World War II.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.