Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

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

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

This curious sculpture represents the perseverance needed to take to the skies.

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.

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

Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.

A section of destroyed vertical lift bridge stands alone in the Peene river.

This public observatory is home to the "celestial cannon," the longest pointable telescope in the world.

The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

The only remaining U-boat that is still floating never actually saw any action in World War II.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.

The only microgravity tower in Europe can produce nine seconds of weightlessness.

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

The NASA scientists behind Apollo 11 started out developing Nazi weapons at this abandoned German rocket factory.

This 1960's Soviet submarine in Peenemünde Harbor claims to be the largest submarine museum in the world.

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.