Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

This 18th-century folly is one of Europe's rare "garden mosques."

This red London phone booth once stood in front of Buckingham Palace and was used by the queen.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

A statue beloved by—and named by—the local townsfolk it represents.

An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.

A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.

It has an American Dream Car exhibit, Europe's largest Formula One collection, and many, many mannequins.

A serious museum dedicated to two German comedians.

A remarkable two-country morph, this town is part of Germany legally but is by all other measures Swiss.

This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.

The Suurhusen church tower in Germany leans over farther than the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

The only remaining U-boat that is still floating never actually saw any action in World War II.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.