A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

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

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.

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

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

The Suurhusen church tower in Germany leans over farther than the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

The many—66 to be exact—faces of the German forest.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

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

Ruins of an aerial tramway that ran for only eight years.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.