Along the banks of the River Rhine lies a park that seems unassuming, but beneath the surface lies a long and fascinating history.

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

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

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

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

Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.

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

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

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

After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

A mysterious pre-Incan ruin believed to have miraculous healing powers.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

Thousands of fossilized footprints speckle this Bolivian national park.

One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.

A jungle cave in Peru of unknown depths, otherworldly sounds, and strange nocturnal birds that navigate by echolocation.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.