A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

One room inside this building mesmerizes all with its parabolic dome.

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

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

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

A spitting ode to a German serial killer.

The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.

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

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.

A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

Along the banks of the River Rhine lies a park that seems unassuming, but beneath the surface lies a long and fascinating history.

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

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

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

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

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

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

A haunting contrast of trains that both saved and took the lives of Jewish children in Nazi Germany.

This surprising museum tells the story of modern Malaysia through the history of its law enforcement.

Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.

Visitors to this museum will find architectural oddities, an art gallery, and an unlikely bird sanctuary.