This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This natural hill rose another 130 feet from the debris and rubble added after World War II.

This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.

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

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

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

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

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

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