The final resting place of one of Germany's most accomplished Renaissance men.

A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.

A moving and macabre World War I-era painting by the great artist Otto Dix.

The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

This massive collection of taxidermy is full of specimens collected by missionaries during their international travels.