The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

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

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

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

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

A 1:2 billion-scale solar system leads visitors into this German university town.

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

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

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.

Artist Diego Morlin's war between the natural and human worlds is a wanderer's delight.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.