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The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

A church with a detached tower, believed to have been cast aside by the devil himself.

Kloster Eberbach is one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval Cistercian monasteries, founded in 1136 and renowned for its austere Romanesque architecture and historic wine cellars.

Hilltop monument to the victory of a new nation in the Franco-Prussian War.

The unusual burial site of a globetrotter, eccentric, adventurer, war hero, landscape designer, dandy, and writer.

According to a local story, this tree's blossoms signal the end of war.

This modest German chapel has been in use for more than 1000 years.

Tucked away on the edge of a forest, this tranquil oasis brings a piece of Japan to rural Brandenburg.

Germany’s oldest monastery has origins dating back to the 7th century.

This Cistercian monastery was the first in the German-speaking world

This elaborate stone bridge over the Neisse river has sat in pieces since 1945.

A rare cold-water geyser that bubbles to life every half hour.

Near Dresden, a scenic medieval castle ruin offers atmospheric views, educational ties to forestry, and a glimpse into Saxony’s past.

St. Peter’s, in Western Germany, has stood as a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture since 1181.

This 12th-century castle majestically overlooks the city and the beautiful Mosel River valley.

An eerie ghost village hidden in the forests of the Eifel, frozen in a strange postwar limbo.

A unique collection of electric insulators on display in a former transformer station.

A ruined castle made famous in German movies and TV productions.

These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.

Learn the incredible story of how an unassuming spa town was transformed into one of the world’s largest uranium mining sites.

Dating back to the Pre-Roman Iron Age, this piece of bread is Europe's oldest surviving formed bakery product.

A hole in the floor of this chapel is said to have been created by a footprint of the devil.

The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."

Volkswagen's dedicated museum dives into the complex history of one of the world's best known cars.