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

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.

Ruins of an aerial tramway that ran for only eight years.

A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.

A small museum dedicated to the history and design of German packaging.

It has an American Dream Car exhibit, Europe's largest Formula One collection, and many, many mannequins.

It's said the devil used this mushroom rock as a table for a late-night meal.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

A 13th-century Swiss castle houses a collection of artifacts from the Polish diaspora.

A 22-million-year-old sandstone cave is a natural habitat for award-winning cheese.

The former home of Ernst Jünger, an eccentric German novelist, philosopher, entomologist, and psychonaut.

Remnants of a cone-shaped Nazi bomb shelter.

Everything from alchemy books to building plans for the Eiffel Tower are housed inside this museum.

This taxidermilogical collection was assembled by a peltmonger turned animal activist.

Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

One man's stunning attempt at eco-friendly living.

Sausages, schnitzel, and weiners.

One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."

The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.

The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."