This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

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

1898 German railroad depot museum with working engines, steam train excursions, and hands-on displays.

One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

This private museum is packed with 20th-century traffic and technology artifacts.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

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

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

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

The jaw of one of humankind's earliest ancestors on display at an overlooked geology museum.

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

World's largest barrel containing an inn.