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

Silent memorial, using bone conduction to take people back to the Dresden Bombing of 1945.

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

Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.

One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.

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

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The oldest private art gallery in all of Hungary.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

Brass plaques embedded in pavement preserve the memories of those who lost their lives at the hands of Nazis during World War II.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.