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

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

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

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

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

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.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

The world's biggest pet store.

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

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

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

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

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

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

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

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

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

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