According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

Inside this Jewish cemetery is a memorial to soldiers who deserted the German army and were executed.

At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.

The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.

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.

A top-secret bunker now turned museum, is an eerie look at what life would have looked like in the event of nuclear war.

This ancient oak tree plays matchmaker for singles willing to branch out from the usual dating scene.

This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.

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

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

The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.

The monumental home of Prussia’s eccentric "Cannon King."

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

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

This extremely narrow tenement boasts a maximum occupancy of just two.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

A geothermal energy project gone wrong is fracturing the city's picturesque architecture.