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.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

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

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

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.

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

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

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

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

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

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

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

This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.