One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.

According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.

This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.

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

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

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

Remnants of a cone-shaped Nazi bomb shelter.

This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.

The great Danube river starts here.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

A geothermal energy project gone wrong is fracturing the city's picturesque architecture.

This Late Gothic building that once housed Erasmus is now known as the filming location of "Suspiria."

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

Local legend of a lurking canal crocodile takes on a life of its own with this sculpture.

Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

A lakeside footbridge that records Nobel Prize laureates' names in metal silhouette.