A Neolithic burial site erected around 3000 BC.

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.

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

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

Giant wind turbine with observation deck at the very top.

The NASA scientists behind Apollo 11 started out developing Nazi weapons at this abandoned German rocket factory.

This ancient oak tree plays matchmaker for singles willing to branch out from the usual dating scene.

The monumental home of Prussia’s eccentric "Cannon King."

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

A replica of the Liberty Bell rang daily from West Berlin's City Hall throughout the Cold War.

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.

An exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

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

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

The only microgravity tower in Europe can produce nine seconds of weightlessness.

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

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

These beautiful objects represent beautiful ideas.