A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.

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

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.

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

After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

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

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

Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

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.

Byzantine emperors ruled, lived, and died in this 13th-century palace-turned-museum.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

As the highest point in the Mid-Atlantic range this stratovolcano offers spectacular views.

Bits of flat terrain surrounded by cliffs make one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Azores.

Berlin's old airport.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

An old department store turned Nazi prison turned artist commune.