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

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

This ornate Weser Renaissance house was also the home of an infamous witch hunter.

A peculiar trapezoidal building covered with wonderful humorous reliefs.

A monument to the "father of modern warfare" Gustav II Adolf.

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.

This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.

The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

A Neolithic celestial calendar standing in a nondescript wheat field.

Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.

Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.

The natural mummy of the less than chivalrous Knight Kahlbutz.

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.