Places Otto Eierkuchen Wants to Go

A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.

Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

Hilltop monument to the victory of a new nation in the Franco-Prussian War.

Take a stroll through the history of prams, carriages, and other ways we move babies around.

Near Dresden, a scenic medieval castle ruin offers atmospheric views, educational ties to forestry, and a glimpse into Saxony’s past.

A massive relic of the communist era of Berlin.

Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.

This abandoned hospital has a long history, having housed both German and Soviet soldiers in the course of its life.

A monument to the "father of modern warfare" Gustav II Adolf.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.

The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.

Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

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

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

This massive stone and steel monument remembers a century-old battle that cost thousands of lives and nearly destroyed the city.

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.