Herning, Denmark
Lenin Statue of Herning
Relocated from the Baltics, this bronze figure of the Soviet leader reclines on fork-like supports.
Places jarnojeninga Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Bremen, Germany
House of the Glockenspiel
Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.
Görlitz, Germany
The Klötzelmönch's Worried Mother Statue
This bust remembers the haunting local legend of a murderous monk.
Neißeaue, Germany
Kulturinsel Einsiedel
A massive playground in the woods of Germany.
Gablenz, Germany
Rakotzbrücke Devil’s Bridge
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Schipkau, Germany
Bagger 258: The "Blue Wonder"
The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.
Berlin, Germany
Otto Weidt's Workshop for the Blind
A brush maker used his factory to protect blind Jews from the Gestapo.
Berlin, Germany
Abandoned Iraqi Embassy
When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.
Berlin, Germany
Pergamon Museum
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Berlin, Germany
‘Trains to Life – Trains to Death’
A haunting contrast of trains that both saved and took the lives of Jewish children in Nazi Germany.
Berlin, Germany
Denkzeichen Georg Elser
A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National Socialism
Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Victory Column
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Berlin, Germany
Konditorei Buchwald
For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”
Berlin, Germany
Buchstabenmuseum
A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.
Berlin, Germany
The 'Hand with Watch' Sculpture
Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.
Berlin, Germany
Gründer Geist
Keep your eyes out for this "ghost" and walking pun.
Berlin, Germany
Classic Remise
An old tram depot transformed into a vintage car paradise.
Berlin, Germany
Berliner Unterwelten (Subterranean Berlin)
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Berlin, Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Berlin, Germany
German Resistance Memorial Center
The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.
Berlin, Germany
Haus des Lehrers
A socialist building dedicated to teachers showcases one of the largest Soviet mosaics in the world.
Permanently Closed
Berlin, Germany
The Return of the Cows
Art and a pun, all in one.
Permanently Closed
Berlin, Germany
Böhmisches Brauhaus
The abandoned remains of this Victorian brewery hide crumbling bowling alleys and rusting industrial gear.
