The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

A spitting ode to a German serial killer.

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.

This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

This plaque commemorates the call between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson.

A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.

This plaque is dedicated to one-half of the Magliozzi brothers and their hit radio show, 'Car Talk.'

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

One man's psychedelic fence is painted with his cacophonous folk art musings on the world.

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.