The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

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

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

German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.

This collection of 20th-century toys is filled with a lifelong personal toy collection brought from the U.S. to Amsterdam.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

This roadside stand packs 300-plus varieties of tomatoes, from "Maiden's Fire" to "Kaleidoscopic Jewel."

A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.