A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

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

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

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

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

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

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

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

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

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

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

Berlin's old airport.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

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