The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

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

This Cold War–era fallout shelter was actually a storage facility for the nation's emergency currency.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.