On high feast days, the entire blue-glass front of this modern church opens up to reveal the small wooden church inside.

German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.

The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

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

A museum dedicated Germany's favorite drink and most well-known festival.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

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

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

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

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

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

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

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.

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

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.