World's largest barrel containing an inn.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

This Javanese-Hindu temple from the 15th century is unmissable for anyone with even a passing interest in erotic art.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

This monolithic slab of art metal crowns a German slag heap.

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

No need to strap in for a "ride" on this walkable roller coaster.

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

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

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.