This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

Ride a dragon train into a world of dwarves.

Austria’s oldest brewery makes beer with flaming-hot granite.

This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."

The world's oldest known salt mine.

A breathtaking viewing platform over the Alps.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

German and American troops joined forces to defend this fortress during the strangest battle of World War II.

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

A former atom smasher turned into an art gallery.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

Take in some Air Force history—and ogle some beautiful planes—at this little-known park near Myrtle Beach’s seashore.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s.

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.

Visitors dip into a variety of pools of what was once ice.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.