Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.

A park dedicated to the titular writer filled with references to his work.

A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

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

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

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

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

This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.

Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.