Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

One of the best collections of wax anatomical models in the world.

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

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

The personal charnel house of Anton Bruckner.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

This series of underground chambers contains Europe's largest subterranean lake that is slowly drained each day.

Visitors dip into a variety of pools of what was once ice.

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.

An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

17th century puritan church with connections to the Salem Witch Trials.

Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”