The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

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

This small university museum houses a priceless collection of scientific instruments.

This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

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

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

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.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A unique Holocaust memorial tells the personal stories of the Jewish residents exiled from greater Berlin.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

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

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

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.