Augsburg, Germany
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In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.
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Augsburg, Germany
In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Potsdam, Germany
A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.
Dresden, Germany
In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.
Munich, Germany
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
Darmstadt, Germany
A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.
Oppenheim, Germany
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
Munich, Germany
Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.
Wonsees, Germany
These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.
Berlin, Germany
Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.
Munich, Germany
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
Saalfeld, Germany
"The most colorful grottoes of the world.
Wustermark, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Lichtenstein, Germany
A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Nokia, Finland
This honeycomb-textured tafone looks like a petrified troll head.
Tampere, Finland
The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.
Helsinki, Finland
A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.
Inari, Finland
This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.
Naantali, Finland
A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.
Espoo, Finland
Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.