As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.

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

A Neolithic burial site erected around 3000 BC.

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

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

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

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

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.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

A former Nazi lookout tower with a magnificent view of the Rhineland.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

One of the most well-known city festivals in the world.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.