It's said the devil used this mushroom rock as a table for a late-night meal.

These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.

The final resting place for a wealthy Roman family, this tomb might be the best preserved of its kind outside Italy.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.