A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

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

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

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

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

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

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

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

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

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