Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

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

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

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

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The magic's in the hole!

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.