Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

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

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

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

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

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.

This symbol of Yugoslav liberation decorated with 620 carved heads of mythical creatures is now a forlorn relic of another time.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.