Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

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

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

This unique exhibit "Dialogue in the Dark" reverses roles as the visionless become guides and the sighted become ‘blind.’

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

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

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.

A preserved Nazi labor camp now has a Holocaust museum on site and memorials to the thousands that died while imprisoned at the camp.

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

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.

The home of the morbid art of corpse plastination is open for visitors to view the fascinating, but stomach-churning process.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

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

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

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.

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

You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.