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

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

No need to strap in for a "ride" on this walkable roller coaster.

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

Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

Death road of Bolivia.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

World's strongest whirlpool.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.