Germany has its very own Centralia, whose spark remains attributed to "spontaneous combustion."

The "feral child" who appeared in Bavaria in the 19th century remains as much a mystery as his unsolved murder.

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

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

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

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.

One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."

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

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

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.

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

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.