A haunting collection of sunken wooden barges litters this Italian river bend.

An abandoned brutalist monument whose history has been lost to the ages.

Initially meant to immortalize the valor of the colonizer, this monument is now a symbol of Mauritanian resistance.

A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.

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

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

Named after the German word for "a longingness to travel," this park brings together thousands of city and street signs from around the world.

The final resting place of the famed German pilot, the "Red Baron."

This outdoor library provides around-the-clock access to around 7,000 books.

An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

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

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

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.

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

Art installations, derelict railcars, and endangered grasshoppers all call this south Berlin park home.

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