A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

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

German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.

From open waters to open dance floors—this decommissioned ferry has been transformed into a lively nightclub.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.

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

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

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

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

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

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.