This impressive castle looms over small German town.

A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.

In the city forest of Augsburg are oval, artificial ponds formed from a World War II bombing campaign.

While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.

One of the oldest student jails in Germany.

A moving and macabre World War I-era painting by the great artist Otto Dix.

A socialist building dedicated to teachers showcases one of the largest Soviet mosaics in the world.

A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.

The remnants of a fictional Viking village film set now serve as an educational and historical hotspot.

This small gallery nestled inside an old botanical glasshouse is a quiet place to enjoy art and nature.

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

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

This rock resembling a turned-up boot has become the symbol of St. Ingbert.

This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.

For centuries, Germans have been dancing in trees.

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

Sausages, schnitzel, and weiners.

Whimsical wash tubs row down the stream as part of this Carnival celebration.

World's largest barrel containing an inn.

This former Soviet military base has over 10 original aircraft and an enormous amount of memorabilia on display.

A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.

Wooden pathways run through this rocky landscape, which legend says was created when a dwarven king pulled down his own castle to stop raiding giants.

A statue of Vladimir Illyich Lenin guards this abandoned building in the "Forbidden City."

One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."