An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

This abandoned fort is said to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that entry is prohibited after sunset.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.

An abandoned settlement originally established by British colonialists in the Andaman archipelago.

A centuries-old lookout post still sits atop a natural stone spire.

A centuries-old fortress city lies in ruin.

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.

Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.

In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.

Wax models of disease and deformity are on display at this German medical museum.

Money made from smuggling sugar helped create this wondrous rock maze in honor of the Prussian Queen Louise.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."