One of the world's largest collections of rare medical texts and ephemera.

This famous church is adorned by a mural commemorating the independence of Vatican City.

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

In 1847, Brigham Young climbed this hill to survey the Salt Lake Valley and saw a fine place to build a city.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

A dilapidated space station with overtones of 'Alien' and 'Bladerunner' featuring a multiplayer games galore.

For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”

The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

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

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.