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

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

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

Four-story slides send people whizzing through the math department at this Munich university.

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

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

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

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

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

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

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

Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.

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

This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.

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

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

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

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

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

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

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