Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

A larger-than-life monument to the inventor of the Bunsen burner.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.

St. Peter’s, in Western Germany, has stood as a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture since 1181.

The imposing structure was originally established in 1580 as a military stronghold.

This Ibiza botanical garden showcases some wild machines that run on plants, literally.

An unexpected homage to 90s celebrities hidden in a corner of Ibiza.

A set of parking garage escalators doubling as a historical overview of Rotterdam.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Visitors can still take a train to this former train station turned museum.