The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

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

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

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

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

Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.

The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

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

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

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

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.