A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

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

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

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

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

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

This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.

At this unusual park, domes, ladders, chairs, and more are made from trees.

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.

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

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

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.

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.

The ruins of an abandoned crematorium haunt an eerie deserted German cemetery.

The resting place of 18th century German mummies.

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

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

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

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

A fascinating little museum dedicated to the thousands of chemical substances concealed in our food.

In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.

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