A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

The first, and perhaps only, monument dedicated to Wikipedia.

An abstract and eyecatching clock/fountain is the centerpiece of this little-known German city.

The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

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

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.

Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.

This German monument honors the so-called "Prince of Mathematicians."

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

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

A carved grave marker from the 2nd century is mounted in the alcove wall of this Bavarian church.

A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.

Electricity pylon standing in the middle of a shelter.

At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

This remarkable parking garage in Darmstadt has lived several lives and still contains remnants of its World War I past.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.