This decommissioned nuclear power plant offers tours of its Communist-era control room and reactor hall.

A century-long search for a church that was never there.

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.

A graveyard and memorial chapel for victims of leprosy.

A tiny basalt mountain with an observation tower overlooking the beautiful Bavarian countryside.

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

1898 German railroad depot museum with working engines, steam train excursions, and hands-on displays.

Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.

This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.

Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

These abandoned Cold War-era bunkers are now a designated refuge for endangered bat species.

A dilapidated space station with overtones of 'Alien' and 'Bladerunner' featuring a multiplayer games galore.

From morgue to urn, watch the whole process at this unusual educational attraction.

A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.

A steam powered train that runs on city streets.

Constructed by forced laborers, this submarine pen is now a museum and war memorial.

This 18th-century folly is one of Europe's rare "garden mosques."

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