Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.

The NASA scientists behind Apollo 11 started out developing Nazi weapons at this abandoned German rocket factory.

This 1960's Soviet submarine in Peenemünde Harbor claims to be the largest submarine museum in the world.

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.

This ornate Weser Renaissance house was also the home of an infamous witch hunter.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.

Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.

A Cold War secret surveillance tower used to spy on radio communications.

In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.

Nestled within a German forest is an intriguing, growing rock.

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

One man's love of natural beauty led to the creation of this hidden granite monument.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

Tall columns of volcanic basalt make up this improbable-seeming rock formation.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."