Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.

It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

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

Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

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

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This working replica of the 'Friends' coffee shop is more accurate to the show than the set itself.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...