This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

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

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

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

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

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

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.