An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.

Fall down the rabbit hole into a surreal journey of human consciousness "from ass to soul."

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

This lonely tower survived the landslide that devastated much of a Mexican mining town.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

A charming and enigmatic sculpture of a lynx haunts the park of Kellinghusen.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

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

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

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

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