This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

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

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.