The many—66 to be exact—faces of the German forest.

Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.

A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

At this unusual park, domes, ladders, chairs, and more are made from trees.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

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

This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.

You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.

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

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.

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

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

Money made from smuggling sugar helped create this wondrous rock maze in honor of the Prussian Queen Louise.

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.

The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.

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