This impressive castle looms over small German town.

Small museum dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern astronautics.

According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.

A moving and macabre World War I-era painting by the great artist Otto Dix.

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

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

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

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

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

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.

Germany's last remaining Lenin statue has become a lightning rod of debate about the country's divided past.

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.

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

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

This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.

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

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

A steam powered train that runs on city streets.

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

The final resting place of the famed German pilot, the "Red Baron."

After fleeing the Syrian civil war, chef Malakeh Jazmati began serving exceptional renditions of her homeland's cuisine in Berlin.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.