A plaque on the side of a building is a small tribute to the woman who invented an iconic Berlin fast food.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

A spooky spot along the road where things mysteriously seem to move uphill by themselves.

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

On the cliffs of São Jorge in the Azores stand the remains of a lighthouse that was struck by a series of earthquakes.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

One artist's collection of homemade handicrafts doubles as a monument to 20th-century material culture.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

A pre-Hispanic pyramid in the middle of a tourist district in the Canary Islands.

Crafted from ocean litter, this sculpture highlights the ills of overconsumption.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

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

These jeweled relics have a scandalous and contested past.

These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

Antique frame collection with 2,400 frames.