The somewhat misnamed 'Garden of Shells' lovingly built from found objects.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

View one man's eccentric collection of nearly 5,000 corkscrews, then sip some Chablis.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.

Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.

A lakeside footbridge that records Nobel Prize laureates' names in metal silhouette.

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

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.