This German "living museum" is maybe a bit too immersive.

The only remaining U-boat that is still floating never actually saw any action in World War II.

Remnants of a cone-shaped Nazi bomb shelter.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

An exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

This wooden hotel is a temple to German sustainability and forest conservation.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.