The telescope that discovered Neptune.

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

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

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

This non-profit theatre in the heart of Brussels is dedicated to hosting independent films.

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

One of the deepest indoor swimming pools in the world.

Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.