This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

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

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

A century-old shot ball factory tower is open to the public once a year.

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.

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

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

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

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

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

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

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.

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

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