These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.

A local museum honors the history of Bamberg’s unique cultural heritage: growing crops in the heart of the city.

For centuries, Germans have been dancing in trees.

Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.

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

This impressive castle looms over small German town.

Small museum dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern astronautics.

A tiny basalt mountain with an observation tower overlooking the beautiful Bavarian countryside.

A Cold War secret surveillance tower used to spy on radio communications.

A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships.

Most often copied TV Tower in the world.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.

From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

A massive, abstract lookout tower providing a panoramic view of Prague.

A simple tribute to the microscopic arachnid that gives its juices and its life to help make a speciality German cheese.

The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.

Czech architects borrow from the nest design of the stork to revitalize a farmstead, hoping to inspire the same loyalty the birds had shown.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.