A medieval gate once used as a prison and how home to a city museum.

Wooden pathways run through this rocky landscape, which legend says was created when a dwarven king pulled down his own castle to stop raiding giants.

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

A serious museum dedicated to two German comedians.

Giant wind turbine with observation deck at the very top.

This strange building looks like a medieval fortress crashed into a 1960s Brutalist office block.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.

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

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

There are two dozen tanks just sitting in an open field in Lower Saxony.

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

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

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

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.

Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."

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

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

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

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.