This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

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

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.

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

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

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

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

The world's biggest pet store.

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

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

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

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

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

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

This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.

First museum dedicated to the research and history of Epilepsy.

A brush maker used his factory to protect blind Jews from the Gestapo.

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.