Places ThrillSeeker Wants to Go

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

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

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

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

Four-story slides send people whizzing through the math department at this Munich university.

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

This 19th-century fountain features sculptures of little gnomes that help with chores.

If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.

Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

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

This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.

After fleeing the Syrian civil war, chef Malakeh Jazmati began serving exceptional renditions of her homeland's cuisine in Berlin.

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

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.