These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.

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

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

This 1960's Soviet submarine in Peenemünde Harbor claims to be the largest submarine museum in the world.

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?

These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.