The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.

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

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

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

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.

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

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

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

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

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

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

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

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

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

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.