The final resting place of one of Germany's most accomplished Renaissance men.

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.

This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.

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

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

A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

When Croatia became independent of Yugoslavia, the splintering governments left behind these concrete tunnels.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

Where visitors can play more than 150 retro arcade games.

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

A horse statue that receives constant makeovers from graffiti artists and locals.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

This Late Gothic building that once housed Erasmus is now known as the filming location of "Suspiria."

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.

The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.