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.

An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

The resting place of 18th century German mummies.

A rare example of a German cemetery with traditional grave markers dating back several generations.

For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

There are two dozen tanks just sitting in an open field in Lower Saxony.

A preserved Nazi labor camp now has a Holocaust museum on site and memorials to the thousands that died while imprisoned at the camp.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.

A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.

This curious sculpture represents the perseverance needed to take to the skies.

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.