An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

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

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.