This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

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

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.