This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.

The largest roller-skating rink in the world.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

A well-preserved set of ruins not far from Lovelock.

This larger-than-life portrait in Nevada's silver boomtown is decorated with over 3,000 silver dollars.

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

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

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

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

An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.

According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.

What appears to be an ordinary bridge is actually a rare aqueduct.

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

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

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

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

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

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

A remarkable two-country morph, this town is part of Germany legally but is by all other measures Swiss.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

Powerline dead since the 1980s despite appearances.

This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.