This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

Inside this unique festival hall, a slide leads guests down to a subterranean watering hole.

Sausages, schnitzel, and weiners.

Power line with pylons on huge concrete bases to prevent terrorist attacks.

This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.

The world's largest collection of intentionally useless inventions.

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.

Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

A futuristic rocket marks the spot where three borders meet.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.

The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.

An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.

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

A charming little museum founded by the designer of the Statue of Liberty.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.

A town that sets itself apart with supersized designer seating.

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

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

This inconspicuous pharmacy went down in history as the first gas station in the world after fueling the first road trip ever taken.

A miniature replica of the canine that became the logo for a large recording company.