Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

The world's only silo that was topped by two revolving restaurants has unfortunately been demolished.

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

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

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

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

This stone amphitheater was once part of Nazi Germany's plan to promote propaganda.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.