This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.

A collection of antique telescopes dot the halls of the university's astrophysics department.

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

A staggering collection of satellite models and actual flight parts.

Learn the incredible story of how an unassuming spa town was transformed into one of the world’s largest uranium mining sites.

The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."

An incredibly well-preserved barbershop from the 1920s was transformed into a tiny local museum.

Beer lovers thirsty for knowledge can now visit a museum devoted to the world's largest hop-growing region.

The man who gave his name to magnetic measurement is buried in the city where he did his best work.

It commemorates one of the world's earliest telegraphs.

One of the oldest student jails in Germany.

The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.

Home to the world’s oldest seismograph and a four-ton steel ball that makes its own earthquakes.

This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.

Whimsical wash tubs row down the stream as part of this Carnival celebration.

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."

A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

This rock resembling a turned-up boot has become the symbol of St. Ingbert.

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.

An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.

Small museum dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern astronautics.