This small gallery nestled inside an old botanical glasshouse is a quiet place to enjoy art and nature.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.

The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.

This rock resembling a turned-up boot has become the symbol of St. Ingbert.

This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.

Bring out your dead (saints that have been festooned and bejeweled, so that we can parade them around the town)!

A collection of 4,000 thimbles that's more versatile than one might imagine.

Sausages, schnitzel, and weiners.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

This former Soviet military base has over 10 original aircraft and an enormous amount of memorabilia on display.

One of the only spherical 19th century gas containers left today.

Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

It has an American Dream Car exhibit, Europe's largest Formula One collection, and many, many mannequins.

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

Opulent period costumes and murals lead you on a journey through fashion history.

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

World's largest barrel containing an inn.

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

Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.

First museum dedicated to the research and history of Epilepsy.