An enormous hand-carved and painted pole.

A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships.

This extremely narrow tenement boasts a maximum occupancy of just two.

Nestled within a German forest is an intriguing, growing rock.

In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.

This impressive castle looms over small German town.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.

From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

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

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.

Epicurean and holy traditions converge in what may be the oldest restaurant in Europe.

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

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

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

This 19th century cyclorama acts like an analogue time machine to a different era.

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop.

This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

Mozart's skull may be held in this collection, but definitive proof continues to elude scientists.