This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

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

A unique Holocaust memorial tells the personal stories of the Jewish residents exiled from greater Berlin.

This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.

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

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

Art and a pun, all in one.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

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

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

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

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

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

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.