An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

The taxidermy remains of the first brown bear to enter Germany in 170 years.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

A serious museum dedicated to two German comedians.

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

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

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.