This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

A decomissioned facility where the German "Transrapid" maglev trains were once tested.

This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.

The Suurhusen church tower in Germany leans over farther than the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

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

This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.

Blitzkrieg bop your way through Berlin's Ramones Museum.

A unique Holocaust memorial tells the personal stories of the Jewish residents exiled from greater Berlin.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.