As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.

A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.

Amöneburg is a town perched on top of a basalt mountain in the middle of an ancient meteor crater.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

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

In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.

This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.

According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.

The "feral child" who appeared in Bavaria in the 19th century remains as much a mystery as his unsolved murder.

The first recognized Neanderthal remains were found in this now-lost cave in 1856.

Electricity pylon standing in the middle of a shelter.

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

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

An electrical pylon under whose legs a normal gauge train can run.

Be it nature, art, or abandoned military architecture this eclectic German "museum" has you covered.

This strange building looks like a medieval fortress crashed into a 1960s Brutalist office block.

Tucked away in a small German apartment is an eclectic museum devoted to West African vodun culture.

This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.

The monumental home of Prussia’s eccentric "Cannon King."

One of the only spherical 19th century gas containers left today.

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

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

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