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

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

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

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

This wooden hotel is a temple to German sustainability and forest conservation.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

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

Be it nature, art, or abandoned military architecture this eclectic German "museum" has you covered.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

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

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

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.

Money made from smuggling sugar helped create this wondrous rock maze in honor of the Prussian Queen Louise.

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