An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.

A beautiful collection of taxidermy birds and rare pomological wax models.

An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.

An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

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

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

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

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

The world's biggest pet store.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

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

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

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

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.

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

Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.

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

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

The ruined remains of the airport Claus von Stauffenberg departed in his failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.

The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.

You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.