Places anatolejolly Wants to Go

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

A former Nazi lookout tower with a magnificent view of the Rhineland.

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

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

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

The many—66 to be exact—faces of the German forest.

The world's biggest pet store.

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

A rare example of a German cemetery with traditional grave markers dating back several generations.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.

A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.

From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.