The first recognized Neanderthal remains were found in this now-lost cave in 1856.

Beloved children's TV characters freckle the German city's streets.

A taxidermied stork with an arrow through its neck proved that birds migrate.

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.

This natural hill rose another 130 feet from the debris and rubble added after World War II.

A century-long search for a church that was never there.

This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?

Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.

A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

This peculiar museum offers hands-on interaction with seemingly intangible principles of mathematics.