A thought-provoking outdoor art installation sits in the seat of German law.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.

A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.

This viaduct serves as a reminder of World War II.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.

A spitting ode to a German serial killer.

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

A wonderfully versatile natural history curio cabinet preserved since the 1840s.

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

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

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.

An abstract and eyecatching clock/fountain is the centerpiece of this little-known German city.

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

This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.

Beloved children's TV characters freckle the German city's streets.

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

This baroque palace displays an impressive collection of taxidermy, art, and rare objects from the days of courtly hunting.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

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