A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

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

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

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

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

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 fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A life-sized recreation of the megafauna that once roamed this region is a feature at the birthplace of American paleontology.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.