A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

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

This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

Everything in this two-story house—down to the mounted deer head on the wall—was carefully crafted from concrete.

For decades, these ships have been lying in rust awaiting a final decision on their fate.

Mysterious installations bring levity and light to a sometimes stodgy city.

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.

These rose marble urinals are the most luxurious loos in Liverpool.

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.

The equator passes through this tiny island in the eastern Atlantic.

The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.

A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.

After funding was cut for a memorial to the Danish author, the sculptor had his statue ceremonially lowered into the city harbor.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

A narrow, serpentine spit of sand is constantly eroded and rebuilt by competing currents.

The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

A rare and unique example of an 18th-century door latch calls this restaurant home.