Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable.

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.

Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.

This German monument honors the so-called "Prince of Mathematicians."

Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

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

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

A peculiar trapezoidal building covered with wonderful humorous reliefs.

The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

Along the banks of the River Rhine lies a park that seems unassuming, but beneath the surface lies a long and fascinating history.

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.