This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

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

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

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

This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.

A fascinating little museum dedicated to the thousands of chemical substances concealed in our food.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

Wax models of disease and deformity are on display at this German medical museum.

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

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

This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.

The Brutalist building harbors an unusual inverted dome that swoops down over its central sacred room.

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

Modern museum, designed for Jihadi tourists.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.