Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

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

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.

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

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.