Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.

Puppet theater and museum holding a collection of more than 300.

A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships.

A preserved Nazi labor camp now has a Holocaust museum on site and memorials to the thousands that died while imprisoned at the camp.

Hungarian Jews were ghettoized during the Second World War, but little remains of the original wall that closed the Jewish people off from the rest of the city.

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.

This landmark honoring a local beer brand is an iconic part of the Minneapolis skyline.

This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.