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

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

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

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

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

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

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

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

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

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

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

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

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The largest brick bridge in the world.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.