The final resting place for a wealthy Roman family, this tomb might be the best preserved of its kind outside Italy.

Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.

The largest mosque in Germany.

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.

Wooden pathways run through this rocky landscape, which legend says was created when a dwarven king pulled down his own castle to stop raiding giants.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

Be it nature, art, or abandoned military architecture this eclectic German "museum" has you covered.

How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

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

An electrical pylon under whose legs a normal gauge train can run.

Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

The first recognized Neanderthal remains were found in this now-lost cave in 1856.

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

This oddly shaped building is a surprising Soviet-era crematorium.

Sculpture that doubles as a time capsule so that life can survive radiation outside Chernobyl.

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

A tribute to a Ukrainian heroine who went undercover and killed several Nazi operatives.

A collection of miniature, symbolic sculptures hides in plain sight across Kyiv.