This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.

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

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

Berlin’s "Gallic Village" of the Far-Left: The COOP Anti-War Café

A prime example of socialist modernist architecture, wrapped in a enormous fresco about the media.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

A king's bloodstained shirt is among the gruesome collection of artifacts displayed below Stockholm's Royal Palace.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

This statue and park honor the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry.

A heated statue pays tribute to one of Sweden's great actresses.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.

Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.

Maybe the only restaurant in the world where your seat will be signed by a Nobel laureate.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

This ancient Roman aqueduct once funneled water to Diocletian's palace.