First museum dedicated to the research and history of Epilepsy.

These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.

Legend says this sculpture commemorates a brave baker who rescued the city in the Thirty Years' War.

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

You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

This Belgian theme park began as a refuge for bored church children and was closed down when a boy lost an arm.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

A crumbling World War I fort that is reached through a series of concrete tunnels.

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

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

A serious museum dedicated to two German comedians.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

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

This unique abacus hanging in the Technical University of Munich actually tells the time.

Four-story slides send people whizzing through the math department at this Munich university.

A miniature model of what will be the world's largest telescope.

A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.

Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.