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

A century-old shot ball factory tower is open to the public once a year.

Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.

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

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

A rare example of a German cemetery with traditional grave markers dating back several generations.

The world's biggest pet store.

A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.

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

This obscene artwork on the side of a newspaper office pokes fun at a rival paper's former editor-in-chief.

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.

The resting place of 18th century German mummies.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

A portable, wooden replica (minus the hyphen) of Hamburg’s iconic crooked coffee shop.

An abandoned underground bathroom is now a space for public art.

Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.