This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

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

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

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

A serious museum dedicated to two German comedians.

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

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

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

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

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.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

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

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

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

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

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

The taxidermy remains of the first brown bear to enter Germany in 170 years.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

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

This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.