Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

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

These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.

What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

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

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.

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

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

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

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

Art and a pun, all in one.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

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

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

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

A shipwreck named Desire at the shore of Batumi.

Hidden up a dusty track off the Georgian Military Road is this fascinating waterfall with mountainous views.