Land that belongs to no nation.

There are ongoing efforts to preserve this village, the best known work of Egyptian architect Hasan Fathy.

A huge museum of much more than just agriculture displayed in a princess's palace.

The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

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

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

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

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

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

The taxidermy remains of the first brown bear to enter Germany in 170 years.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.