Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

Art installations, derelict railcars, and endangered grasshoppers all call this south Berlin park home.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

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

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

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

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

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

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

A century-old shot ball factory tower is open to the public once a year.

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

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

The non-native bovine herd was brought in to help conserve these Berlin wetlands.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.