The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.

A remarkable two-country morph, this town is part of Germany legally but is by all other measures Swiss.

This concrete church spent a period of its history as a World War II bunker.

This small gallery nestled inside an old botanical glasshouse is a quiet place to enjoy art and nature.

Several of these strange cone-shaped bunkers can still be seen around the former Nazi headquarters.

For centuries, Germans have been dancing in trees.

One of the only spherical 19th century gas containers left today.

Wooden pathways run through this rocky landscape, which legend says was created when a dwarven king pulled down his own castle to stop raiding giants.

On high feast days, the entire blue-glass front of this modern church opens up to reveal the small wooden church inside.

Obscured within a ring of trees, this abandoned World War II relic hides on a German hillside.

Beer lovers thirsty for knowledge can now visit a museum devoted to the world's largest hop-growing region.

A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships.

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

The highest cold-water geyser in the world.

The oldest trees in Northern Germany.

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

This magnificent church allows travelers along one of Germany's busiest roadways a chance to rest and reflect.

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

A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.

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.

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

The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.

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