This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

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

The many—66 to be exact—faces of the German forest.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

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

This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.

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.

Money made from smuggling sugar helped create this wondrous rock maze in honor of the Prussian Queen Louise.

The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.

This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

No need to strap in for a "ride" on this walkable roller coaster.

What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.