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

This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.

A museum dedicated Germany's favorite drink and most well-known festival.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

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

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

A charming flea market shop dedicated to retrofuturistic apparati.

Got apples?

The site where two doves fell in love.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.