Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The rare American Civil War-era weapon was never fired in anger.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

This wooden hotel is a temple to German sustainability and forest conservation.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

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

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.