This scale model of our solar system hid in plain sight for years before a physics team sought out all the planets.

This natural hill rose another 130 feet from the debris and rubble added after World War II.

The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."

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

Power line with pylons on huge concrete bases to prevent terrorist attacks.

Inside this discotheque resides a unique memorial dedicated to one club-goers favorite pet.

This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.

Legend says this sculpture commemorates a brave baker who rescued the city in the Thirty Years' War.

This fountain tucked away in a park is the focal point of the only "Green Basilica" in Germany.

According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.

This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.

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

Held in an old church, this clockwork museum maintains a special focus on titanic tower timepieces.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

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.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

These pillars at the main entrance of this church are actually a hidden musical instrument.