Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

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

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.

These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.

This historic stone gate tower is now just a lonely relic in the middle of a swamp.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.