Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

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

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

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

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

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.