The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

World's only telecommunication tower with a wooden pinnacle.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

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

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

This baroque palace displays an impressive collection of taxidermy, art, and rare objects from the days of courtly hunting.

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

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

One of the only spherical 19th century gas containers left today.

This strange building looks like a medieval fortress crashed into a 1960s Brutalist office block.

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

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

This mine is home to the largest man-made hole in Europe.

This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.

Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.