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

A spitting ode to a German serial killer.

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

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

The name doubles as an appropriate adjective for this small ossuary.

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

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

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

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

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.

Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.

An abandoned underground bathroom is now a space for public art.

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

These beautiful objects represent beautiful ideas.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

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

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

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

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