Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.

Medieval ruins on a tiny island amid a flooded lake offer romantic respite to lovers seeking privacy.

As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

A collection of housewares from recent Irish history adjoined by a tower from ancient Irish history.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

A peace symbol in Northern Ireland is among the world's largest hedge mazes.