Commemorating a unique medieval profession: men who collected feces.

A statue beloved by—and named by—the local townsfolk it represents.

Germany's last remaining Lenin statue has become a lightning rod of debate about the country's divided past.

The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.

This platform is now a memorial dedicated to those who were deported during the Holocaust.

Once a path for Jewish funeral processions, this unassuming alleyway is rich in local lore.

Inside this Jewish cemetery is a memorial to soldiers who deserted the German army and were executed.

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

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

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

A former Nazi lookout tower with a magnificent view of the Rhineland.

This sprawling Jewish cemetery is one of the largest in Europe.

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.

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

A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.

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

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.