Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

The jaw of one of humankind's earliest ancestors on display at an overlooked geology museum.

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

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

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

This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

This wooden hotel is a temple to German sustainability and forest conservation.

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

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

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

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

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

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

Celebrating the Eucharist, the day is a legal holiday in many parts of Germany.

The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

This unique exhibit "Dialogue in the Dark" reverses roles as the visionless become guides and the sighted become ‘blind.’