This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.

The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.

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

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

A small museum dedicated to the small—but mighty—Nürnberger Rostbratwurst.

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

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

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

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

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

The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

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

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

An island on the Venetian Lagoon hosts this stone chair that has nothing to do with the King of the Huns.