This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.

Thought to be the only herd of feral horses in Africa and one of the most isolated populations in the world.

Hundreds of tree trunks and Welwitschia flowers populate this living fossil haven.

A German “baron” built this castle for his wife, but their romance was short-lived.

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

A rustic place to spend the night, complete with amazing quiver trees and outsider art.

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.