A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

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

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

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

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

This unique Lady Liberty is one of the only examples of the figure sitting down.

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.

The deepest metro station in the world.

Hidden in plain sight on a gable between two towers on the roof of shipping firm F. Laeisz' headquarter in Hamburg sits an unexpected bronze sculpture.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.