St. Peter’s, in Western Germany, has stood as a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture since 1181.

Hilltop monument to the victory of a new nation in the Franco-Prussian War.

This peculiar museum offers hands-on interaction with seemingly intangible principles of mathematics.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

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

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

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

The final resting place of the famed German pilot, the "Red Baron."

The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.

This remarkable parking garage in Darmstadt has lived several lives and still contains remnants of its World War I past.

This baroque palace displays an impressive collection of taxidermy, art, and rare objects from the days of courtly hunting.

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

This unique exhibit "Dialogue in the Dark" reverses roles as the visionless become guides and the sighted become ‘blind.’

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

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

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.

The European Union’s tallest freestanding structure provides radio and television broadcasting to half of Latvia.

A subtle memorial marks where a human chain protested Soviet control in 1989.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.