Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

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

This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.

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

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

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

Part ski resort, part modern art space, this lodge brings giant metal spiders and bloody doors to the Austrian Alps.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.

A haunting deserted hotel is a favorite with artists and photographers.

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.

Brought to you by the makers of fiberglass dinosaurs.

The shattered remains of the world's once tallest structure.

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

A Roman monument to their own civil engineering prowess.

Romania's only crater lake with water as pure as if distilled.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

World's tallest cigar-shaped radio tower.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.