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

A sculpture of a courtesan towers above Lake Constance, recalling a church scandal.

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

A canopy trail with sweeping views and a giant tunnel slide.

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.

A peculiar trapezoidal building covered with wonderful humorous reliefs.

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

This natural hill rose another 130 feet from the debris and rubble added after World War II.

A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.

This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.

This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.

The monumental home of Prussia’s eccentric "Cannon King."

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

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

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

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

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

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

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

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.