The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.

The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.

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

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.

The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

A tree-like building perches on its trunk in the Steglitz neighborhood of Berlin.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

Traveling collection of amazing automata.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

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

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.

Blitzkrieg bop your way through Berlin's Ramones Museum.