A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?

A former customs station on the border of Germany and the Netherlands.

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

The final resting place for a wealthy Roman family, this tomb might be the best preserved of its kind outside Italy.

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

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

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

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.

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

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

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

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

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

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

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."