An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.

This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.

A rare example of a German cemetery with traditional grave markers dating back several generations.

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

This monolithic slab of art metal crowns a German slag heap.

A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.

Tucked away in a small German apartment is an eclectic museum devoted to West African vodun culture.

First museum dedicated to the research and history of Epilepsy.

A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.

An homage to the humble watering can.

Behold, a collection dedicated to Germany's favorite vegetable.

Oberweissbacher Bergbahn - a broad-gauged cable car capable transfering railcars.

The difficulty of getting a good night's sleep is an age-old affliction according to the one-of-a-kind Snoring Museum.

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

An exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.

One of the most well-known city festivals in the world.

This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.

Giant wind turbine with observation deck at the very top.

This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.

This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.

A steam powered train that runs on city streets.

This wooden hotel is a temple to German sustainability and forest conservation.

A fascinating little museum dedicated to the thousands of chemical substances concealed in our food.