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

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

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

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

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

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

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

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

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

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.

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