The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.

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

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

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

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.

For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

This ancient Spanish castle sits high upon a hilltop.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.

The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.

After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.