Places Caytastrophy Wants to Go

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.

The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

A portable, wooden replica (minus the hyphen) of Hamburg’s iconic crooked coffee shop.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

A traditional U-Bahn station in Berlin gets a string of rather untraditional benches.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.

These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.