A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

The "feral child" who appeared in Bavaria in the 19th century remains as much a mystery as his unsolved murder.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

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

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

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

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

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

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

Berlin's old airport.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

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

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

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