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 ruined remains of the airport Claus von Stauffenberg departed in his failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

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

The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.

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

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

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

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

You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.

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

Money made from smuggling sugar helped create this wondrous rock maze in honor of the Prussian Queen Louise.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

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

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.

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

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.