Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.

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

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

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

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

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.

Named after a militant urban guerilla, this famous former squat is a graffiti-covered stronghold of leftist culture.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.