It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

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

This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

The home of the morbid art of corpse plastination is open for visitors to view the fascinating, but stomach-churning process.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.

In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

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

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

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

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.