These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.

This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

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

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

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

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

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

Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

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

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

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.

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.