Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Seventeen members of the local royal family are interred in this Baroque church in northern Germany.

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

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

A collection of 4,000 thimbles that's more versatile than one might imagine.

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.

These jeweled relics have a scandalous and contested past.

The NASA scientists behind Apollo 11 started out developing Nazi weapons at this abandoned German rocket factory.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

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

This peculiar museum offers hands-on interaction with seemingly intangible principles of mathematics.

These beautiful objects represent beautiful ideas.

This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

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

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

The resting place of 18th century German mummies.

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

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

In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.