This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

The taxidermy remains of the first brown bear to enter Germany in 170 years.

Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?

A serious museum dedicated to two German comedians.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

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

After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

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

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.