The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

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

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.

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

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."

Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.

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.

In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

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

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

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

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

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

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

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

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

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