While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

Along the banks of the River Rhine lies a park that seems unassuming, but beneath the surface lies a long and fascinating history.

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

Also known as "Robin Hood's tree," this tree became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down in an act of vandalism.

This collection of ancient structures makes up part of the largest group of prehistoric earthworks in Britain.

This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.

This temple was constructed entirely by Roman soldiers.

The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

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

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

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

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

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

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

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

The final resting place of the famed German pilot, the "Red Baron."

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

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.