A steam powered train that runs on city streets.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

The only remaining U-boat that is still floating never actually saw any action in World War II.

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

The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.

An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.

Be it nature, art, or abandoned military architecture this eclectic German "museum" has you covered.

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

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

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

1898 German railroad depot museum with working engines, steam train excursions, and hands-on displays.

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

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

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

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

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.