A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

A 168-foot tower, part of the abandoned Chester Leadworks facility.

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

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

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

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

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

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

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

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

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

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

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

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

The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.

This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.