A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.

At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.

This German "living museum" is maybe a bit too immersive.

The only remaining U-boat that is still floating never actually saw any action in World War II.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

One of the most well-known city festivals in the world.

A top-secret bunker now turned museum, is an eerie look at what life would have looked like in the event of nuclear war.

A varied collection of brains in alcohol.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

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

The only microgravity tower in Europe can produce nine seconds of weightlessness.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.

Four-story slides send people whizzing through the math department at this Munich university.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.

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

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.

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

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