The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.

This viaduct serves as a reminder of World War II.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

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

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.

This ancient oak tree plays matchmaker for singles willing to branch out from the usual dating scene.

Germany's last remaining Lenin statue has become a lightning rod of debate about the country's divided past.

A steam powered train that runs on city streets.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.

In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.

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

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

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

The largest brick bridge in the world.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships.

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