Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

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

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

A museum dedicated to a Cold War era sausage.

This TV tower once secretly housed a GDR intelligence team.

What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.

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

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

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

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

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

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.