The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.

A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

This ancient oak tree plays matchmaker for singles willing to branch out from the usual dating scene.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

Constructed by forced laborers, this submarine pen is now a museum and war memorial.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.