Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

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

This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.

Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.

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

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

Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.

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

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

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

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

A park dedicated to the titular writer filled with references to his work.

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

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

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

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

A historic scientific breakthrough that crosses nine borders.

First point in the Struve Geodetic Arc, a 19th century undertaking to measure the Earth's size and shape.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.