A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?

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

A collection of 4,000 thimbles that's more versatile than one might imagine.

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

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

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

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

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.

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

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

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

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

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.

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