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

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

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

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

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

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

A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.

These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.

Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.

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

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

This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

This 18th-century folly is one of Europe's rare "garden mosques."

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

It has an American Dream Car exhibit, Europe's largest Formula One collection, and many, many mannequins.

A scale rocket of an Ariane 5 rocket serves as a monument to a pioneer of space science.

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

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

This small town in Germany was once a center of peppermint production, and has the museum to prove it.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

A rare example of a German cemetery with traditional grave markers dating back several generations.

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