This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

Beloved children's TV characters freckle the German city's streets.

It has an American Dream Car exhibit, Europe's largest Formula One collection, and many, many mannequins.

This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

The ruins of an abandoned crematorium haunt an eerie deserted German cemetery.

The largest brick bridge in the world.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

This abandoned airplane hanger is said to have once been a top secret launch facility.

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.

A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.