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.

After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.

The world's only silo that was topped by two revolving restaurants has unfortunately been demolished.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

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

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

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

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

Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.

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

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

Blitzkrieg bop your way through Berlin's Ramones Museum.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.