The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

What looks like an ordinary house from the outside is actually a rotating sculpture.

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."

A six-story, asymmetrical tower filled to the brim with scientific experiments.

One of the largest vehicles ever built is now open to the public.

This small train ride offers stellar views of the Grand Garden Palace.

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

Few symbols capture the spirit of Catalonia more vividly than its tradition of human towers.

This Roman arena once played host to bloody gladiatorial battles.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

A monument commemorating the 852 lives lost in the sinking of the MS Estonia.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.