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

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

These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.

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

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

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

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

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

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

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.