A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

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

The skeletal frame of a decommissioned gas-pumping station offers breathtaking views of greater Berlin.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

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

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

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

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.

Art and a pun, all in one.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

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

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.