Magdeburg, Germany
Grüne Zitadelle (Green Citadel)
The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."
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Magdeburg, Germany
The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."
Munich, Germany
One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.
Brunswick, Germany
Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.
Berlin, Germany
Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.
Gräfenhainichen, Germany
Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Sasbachwalden, Germany
You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Oberweser, Germany
The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.
Sankt Andreasberg, Germany
Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."
Oranienburg, Germany
The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.
Wuppertal, Germany
This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.
Bad Schussenried, Germany
This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.
Metten, Germany
This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.
Völklingen, Germany
A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.
Dresden, Germany
The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.
Oberhausen, Germany
An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.
Hanover, Germany
Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.
Berlin, Germany
A traditional U-Bahn station in Berlin gets a string of rather untraditional benches.
Wunsiedel, Germany
Money made from smuggling sugar helped create this wondrous rock maze in honor of the Prussian Queen Louise.
Worms, Germany
The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.
Cham, Germany
In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.
Blankenburg (Harz), Germany
A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.