The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.

This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.

This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.

A peculiar trapezoidal building covered with wonderful humorous reliefs.

A six-story, asymmetrical tower filled to the brim with scientific experiments.

This 17th-century "unicorn" was cobbled together from the skull of a rhinoceros, the legs of a mammoth, and the horn of a narwhal.

Where the interconnection of German power grids should be.

The resting place of 18th century German mummies.

A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

This village in Bohemian Switzerland hosts more than 300 wood carvings inspired by fairytales, folklore, and other oddities, as well as a series of Communist-era tanks

Tall columns of volcanic basalt make up this improbable-seeming rock formation.

When the river dries up, these stones start talking.

This abstract sculpture once had a twin in Prague.

This statue of a Red Army Soldier has been moved and changed several times since its creation.

The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.

An unusual heating plant that has garnered notoriety for its distinct shape.

The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.

This Gothic church was wheeled in its entirety to a new location a half a mile away.

Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.

According to a local story, this tree's blossoms signal the end of war.

A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.

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

A wonderfully versatile natural history curio cabinet preserved since the 1840s.

An incredibly well-preserved barbershop from the 1920s was transformed into a tiny local museum.