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

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

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

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

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

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

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

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

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

Four antique Baldwin trains are kept on display in the Mal Tiempo train depot.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

Neo-cave art on the macro scale.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.