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

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

This inconspicuous pharmacy went down in history as the first gas station in the world after fueling the first road trip ever taken.

This outdoor library provides around-the-clock access to around 7,000 books.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.

It commemorates one of the world's earliest telegraphs.

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

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

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

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

World's largest barrel containing an inn.

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

Sausages, schnitzel, and weiners.

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.

An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.

Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

These beautiful objects represent beautiful ideas.

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