The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.

Epicurean and holy traditions converge in what may be the oldest restaurant in Europe.

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

This 19th century cyclorama acts like an analogue time machine to a different era.

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

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

This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

A serious museum dedicated to two German comedians.

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

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

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

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

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.

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

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

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