Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.

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

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

This curious sculpture represents the perseverance needed to take to the skies.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.

When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.

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

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

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

This 1960's Soviet submarine in Peenemünde Harbor claims to be the largest submarine museum in the world.

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.