Prague, Czechia
Lennon Wall
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
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Prague, Czechia
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
Prague, Czechia
This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.
Prague, Czechia
A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Dresden, Germany
The bridge that cost Germany a World Heritage Site.
Munich, Germany
This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.
Strausberg, Germany
A unique, free-floating electric ferry may be the only of its kind in Europe.
Augsburg, Germany
What appears to be an ordinary bridge is actually a rare aqueduct.
Rendsburg, Germany
One of the last remaining railway viaducts equipped with a transporter ferry.
Leverkusen, Germany
Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.
Kiel, Germany
The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.
Büsingen am Hochrhein, Germany
A remarkable two-country morph, this town is part of Germany legally but is by all other measures Swiss.
Sinsheim, Germany
It has an American Dream Car exhibit, Europe's largest Formula One collection, and many, many mannequins.
Bad Dürkheim, Germany
World's largest barrel containing an inn.
Waldeck, Germany
A century-long search for a church that was never there.
Neustadt am Kulm, Germany
A tiny basalt mountain with an observation tower overlooking the beautiful Bavarian countryside.
Berlin, Germany
This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.
Heligoland, Germany
This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.
Xanten, Germany
These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.