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This concrete church spent a period of its history as a World War II bunker.

Germany's last remaining Lenin statue has become a lightning rod of debate about the country's divided past.

Several of these strange cone-shaped bunkers can still be seen around the former Nazi headquarters.

An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.

Amöneburg is a town perched on top of a basalt mountain in the middle of an ancient meteor crater.

A socialist building dedicated to teachers showcases one of the largest Soviet mosaics in the world.

This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.

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

This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.

Whimsical wash tubs row down the stream as part of this Carnival celebration.

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

A statue of Vladimir Illyich Lenin guards this abandoned building in the "Forbidden City."

A simple tribute to the microscopic arachnid that gives its juices and its life to help make a speciality German cheese.

The "feral child" who appeared in Bavaria in the 19th century remains as much a mystery as his unsolved murder.

Obscured within a ring of trees, this abandoned World War II relic hides on a German hillside.

A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships.

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

Wooden pathways run through this rocky landscape, which legend says was created when a dwarven king pulled down his own castle to stop raiding giants.

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

This small town in Germany was once a center of peppermint production, and has the museum to prove it.

A small concrete monument remembers a German cold case involving incest, farm tools, and psychics.

A century-long search for a church that was never there.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

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