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

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

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

The largest brick bridge in the world.

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.

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

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."

Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

Money made from smuggling sugar helped create this wondrous rock maze in honor of the Prussian Queen Louise.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.

The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.