A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.

The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.

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

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

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

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

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

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

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

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

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

This abandoned fortress still stands guard over the Guadiana River despite a history of warfare.

An unassuming music museum recounts the rags to riches story of a dramatic Portuguese genre.

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.