This unique medieval artwork featuring the story of the Antichrist remained lost for decades.

This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.

One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.

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 exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

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

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.

An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

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

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

The skeletal frame of a decommissioned gas-pumping station offers breathtaking views of greater Berlin.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

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

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

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