King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.

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

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.

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.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.