Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

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

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

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

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

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

An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.

The lengthy skeleton of one of the tallest Spaniards of all time is on display in Madrid.

One of the world's oldest universities houses an incredible collection of anatomical models, mummified body parts, and human bones.

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

A once grand hotel now sits eerily abandoned in the Catalan countryside outside Barcelona.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.