Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

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

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This red light district plaza memorializes the Fab Four and their historic connection to the area.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

Berlin's old airport.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Legend says this sculpture commemorates a brave baker who rescued the city in the Thirty Years' War.

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