The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

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.

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

At this unusual park, domes, ladders, chairs, and more are made from trees.

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.

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

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.

A century-old shot ball factory tower is open to the public once a year.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.

Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

The non-native bovine herd was brought in to help conserve these Berlin wetlands.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.

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

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

This concrete residential area doubles as an open-air gallery.