This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

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

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

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

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

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

On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.