Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.

This conical hill was built as a testing ground for an engineer known as the Glider King.

Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

Berlin's old airport.

After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.