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

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

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

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

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

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

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

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.

A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.

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

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

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."

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

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

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

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

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

In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.