From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

A local museum honors the history of Bamberg’s unique cultural heritage: growing crops in the heart of the city.

A beautiful collection of taxidermy birds and rare pomological wax models.

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

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

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

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

The final resting place of one of Germany's most accomplished Renaissance men.

An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.

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

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

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

This often-overlooked monument was crafted in the shape of the iconic samurai coin to honor an Edo-period mint.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.

After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.

Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.

A historic fire call point.

The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.

Seventeen members of the local royal family are interred in this Baroque church in northern Germany.

A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.