This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

Four-story slides send people whizzing through the math department at this Munich university.

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

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

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.

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

An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.

You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.

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

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

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

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

An old tram depot transformed into a vintage car paradise.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."

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

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.