The site of the first battle of World War II.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.

Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

A collection of maritime artifacts from the world's first volunteer life brigade.

This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.

This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

The housing complex served as an anti-fascist fortress during the Austrian Civil War.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.