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

A forgotten and crumbling Yugoslav monument to the victims of fascism.

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

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

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

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

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.

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

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.

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

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.

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

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

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

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.