The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

For those late-night mollusk cravings.

A massive, secret marina for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.

Wall after wall of this French seaside neighborhood is intricately decorated with seashells and corals.

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.

These red marks, seemingly placed at random, are in fact not.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

A quaint medieval harbour where Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776.

The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Rows of multicolored bathing huts paint the sand dunes with pops of color.

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.

A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.