A collection of 4,000 thimbles that's more versatile than one might imagine.

The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.

Oberweissbacher Bergbahn - a broad-gauged cable car capable transfering railcars.

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

This rock resembling a turned-up boot has become the symbol of St. Ingbert.

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

This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.

For centuries, Germans have been dancing in trees.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

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.

Medieval ruins on a tiny island amid a flooded lake offer romantic respite to lovers seeking privacy.

This public observatory is home to the "celestial cannon," the longest pointable telescope in the world.

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

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

This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.

This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.

The jaw of one of humankind's earliest ancestors on display at an overlooked geology museum.

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.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

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

Germany has its very own Centralia, whose spark remains attributed to "spontaneous combustion."

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