Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

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

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

Silent memorial, using bone conduction to take people back to the Dresden Bombing of 1945.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

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

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

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.

This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

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

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.