The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The ruins of an abandoned crematorium haunt an eerie deserted German cemetery.

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

The ruined remains of the airport Claus von Stauffenberg departed in his failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.

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

Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

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

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.

The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

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

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

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

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.