These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

An electrical pylon under whose legs a normal gauge train can run.

This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.

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

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.

A horse statue that receives constant makeovers from graffiti artists and locals.

This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.

WWII rocket launchpad in rural Germany and site of operation backfire.

It has an American Dream Car exhibit, Europe's largest Formula One collection, and many, many mannequins.

The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.

This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

The only remaining U-boat that is still floating never actually saw any action in World War II.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

This German "living museum" is maybe a bit too immersive.

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

The monumental home of Prussia’s eccentric "Cannon King."

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.