This 1920s Amsterdam neighborhood was built as a giant experiment in concrete construction.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

A replica of the Liberty Bell rang daily from West Berlin's City Hall throughout the Cold War.

A century-old shot ball factory tower is open to the public once a year.

Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.

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

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

Along the banks of the River Rhine lies a park that seems unassuming, but beneath the surface lies a long and fascinating history.

This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.

A statue dedicated to the antihero of the Nibelung legend.

This magnificent church allows travelers along one of Germany's busiest roadways a chance to rest and reflect.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

This remarkable parking garage in Darmstadt has lived several lives and still contains remnants of its World War I past.

The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

In a divided Germany, Potsdam's "central" train station was relocated to the city's southern suburbs to avoid West Berlin.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.