A graveyard and memorial chapel for victims of leprosy.

The world's first jet-powered aircraft were assembled by the Germans in this secret factory in the forest during WWII.

Bring out your dead (saints that have been festooned and bejeweled, so that we can parade them around the town)!

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

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

This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.

This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.

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

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.

Obscured within a ring of trees, this abandoned World War II relic hides on a German hillside.

The great Danube river starts here.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

A German town is growing a building out of trees.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.