This viaduct serves as a reminder of World War II.

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

A local museum honors the history of Bamberg’s unique cultural heritage: growing crops in the heart of the city.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

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

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

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

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

Over 60 chemical plants and oil refineries sit in a 15-mile-wide section outside town.