One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.

Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

At this exhibit on the world of poison, venomous animals steal the show.

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.

A beautiful old horse stable hosts one of the largest collections of domestic animal skeletons and taxidermy.

Seventeen members of the local royal family are interred in this Baroque church in northern Germany.

One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."

A taxidermied stork with an arrow through its neck proved that birds migrate.

The taxidermy remains of the first brown bear to enter Germany in 170 years.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

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

At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.

Germany has its very own Centralia, whose spark remains attributed to "spontaneous combustion."

This sprawling Jewish cemetery is one of the largest in Europe.

This ancient oak tree plays matchmaker for singles willing to branch out from the usual dating scene.

The name doubles as an appropriate adjective for this small ossuary.

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

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.

A rare example of a German cemetery with traditional grave markers dating back several generations.