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Munich, Germany

Asamkirche

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

The Relics of Munich Residenz

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.
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Munich, Germany

Wurmeck

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

Monopteros

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.
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Munich, Germany

Smokey Joe's

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.
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Munich, Germany

Herz-Jesu-Kirche

On high feast days, the entire blue-glass front of this modern church opens up to reveal the small wooden church inside.
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Munich, Germany

Kuchentratsch

German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.
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Gablenz, Germany

Rakotzbrücke Devil's Bridge

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
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Herrnbaumgarten, Austria

Nonseum

The world's largest collection of intentionally useless inventions.
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Längenfeld, Austria

Aqua Dome Langenfeld

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

Otto Wagner Villa I (Ernst Fuchs Museum)

This grand manse has been transformed into a museum devoted to one of the founders of Fantastic Realism.
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Vienna, Austria

Wolf and Cow Playing Backgammon Mural

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.
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Wattens, Austria

Crystal Worlds

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.
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Vienna, Austria

Schmetterlinghaus: The Imperial Butterfly Park

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.
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Vienna, Austria

Habsburg Imperial Crypt

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
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Budapest, Hungary

Shoes on the Danube Promenade

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
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Egerszalók, Hungary

Salt Hill

The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.
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Szentendre, Hungary

Micro Wonder Museum

A collection of intricate sculptures so small they have to be seen through a microscope.
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Budapest, Hungary

Adria Palace

This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.
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Miskolc, Hungary

Diósgyőr Castle

This castle played host to the largest great hall found in medieval Central Europe.
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Szabadkígyós, Hungary

Wenckheim-kastély

This castle was designed to have as many windows as there are days in the year.
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Budapest, Hungary

Rosenstein

Dine on Hungarian-Jewish dishes at this multigenerational, family-run institution.
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Miskolc, Hungary

Miskolctapolca Cave Bath

The only natural cave bath in all of Europe.
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Eger, Hungary

Kopcsik Marcipánia

See more than 150 sculptures, stained glass windows, and famous works of art all rendered in marzipan.
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