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

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

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

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

The largest brick bridge in the world.

A fascinating little museum dedicated to the thousands of chemical substances concealed in our food.

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

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

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."

After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.

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