This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.

An exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.

The natural mummy of the less than chivalrous Knight Kahlbutz.

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

This extremely narrow tenement boasts a maximum occupancy of just two.

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

The "feral child" who appeared in Bavaria in the 19th century remains as much a mystery as his unsolved murder.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.

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

1898 German railroad depot museum with working engines, steam train excursions, and hands-on displays.

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

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

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

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.

Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.

Amöneburg is a town perched on top of a basalt mountain in the middle of an ancient meteor crater.

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

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

The resting place of 18th century German mummies.

This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.