The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

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

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.

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

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

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

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

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

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

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

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

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