Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

This extremely narrow tenement boasts a maximum occupancy of just two.

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

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

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.

The world's biggest pet store.

A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.

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.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

This unique exhibit "Dialogue in the Dark" reverses roles as the visionless become guides and the sighted become ‘blind.’

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

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 architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."