This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

An old department store turned Nazi prison turned artist commune.

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