The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

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

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.