This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.

A museum specifically dedicated to the Trabant, one of the iconic automobiles of the GDR.

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

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

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

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

When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.

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

This little museum is making sure that the art and history of the graffiti sticker is not scraped from history.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.

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