This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.

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

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

The many—66 to be exact—faces of the German forest.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

At this unusual park, domes, ladders, chairs, and more are made from trees.

There are two dozen tanks just sitting in an open field in Lower Saxony.

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

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

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

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

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

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

The largest brick bridge in the world.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

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

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