An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

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

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.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.

The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.

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

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.