The final resting place for a wealthy Roman family, this tomb might be the best preserved of its kind outside Italy.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.

A German shoemaker-turned-folk-hero whose impersonation of a Prussian military officer earned international notoriety.

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

Statues of a fire-breather, a clown, and a whole performing troupe celebrate Luxembourg's creative side.

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

A 22-million-year-old sandstone cave is a natural habitat for award-winning cheese.

This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.

This colossal couch is an unlikely monument to Europe's first female Doctor of Law.

Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.

Walk through the history of a Dutch truck manufacturer, from 1928 to today.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

Zurich's evolution museum hosts a unique collection of skeletons among its natural history treasures.

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.