This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

A memorial for a racecar driver who died while trying to set a land speed record on the autobahn.

This small university museum houses a priceless collection of scientific instruments.

A statue dedicated to the antihero of the Nibelung legend.

A beautiful old horse stable hosts one of the largest collections of domestic animal skeletons and taxidermy.

A wonderfully versatile natural history curio cabinet preserved since the 1840s.

A peculiar trapezoidal building covered with wonderful humorous reliefs.

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.

This concrete church spent a period of its history as a World War II bunker.

The remains of three Luftwaffe launch pads designed for manned anti-aircraft missiles.

Medieval ruins on a tiny island amid a flooded lake offer romantic respite to lovers seeking privacy.

Named after the German word for "a longingness to travel," this park brings together thousands of city and street signs from around the world.

Behold, a collection dedicated to Germany's favorite vegetable.

Once a path for Jewish funeral processions, this unassuming alleyway is rich in local lore.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

This ancient oak tree plays matchmaker for singles willing to branch out from the usual dating scene.

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

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

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

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

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.