Magdeburg, Germany
Guericke-Einhorn (Magdeburg Unicorn)
This 17th-century "unicorn" was cobbled together from the skull of a rhinoceros, the legs of a mammoth, and the horn of a narwhal.
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Magdeburg, Germany
This 17th-century "unicorn" was cobbled together from the skull of a rhinoceros, the legs of a mammoth, and the horn of a narwhal.
Schwerin, Germany
Seventeen members of the local royal family are interred in this Baroque church in northern Germany.
Hornberg, Germany
A unique showroom for bathroom fixtures featuring a giant toilet observation deck.
Aachen, Germany
A former customs station on the border of Germany and the Netherlands.
Berlin, Germany
After local authorities changed the design, the building's architect, Le Corbusier, wanted nothing to do with it.
Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany
A carved grave marker from the 2nd century is mounted in the alcove wall of this Bavarian church.
Lützen, Germany
A monument to the "father of modern warfare" Gustav II Adolf.
Sonnenbühl, Germany
A collection of decorative eggs to admire in the off-season.
Hanover, Germany
After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.
Mindelheim, Germany
Held in an old church, this clockwork museum maintains a special focus on titanic tower timepieces.
Bremen, Germany
One room inside this building mesmerizes all with its parabolic dome.
Rostock, Germany
A taxidermied stork with an arrow through its neck proved that birds migrate.
Strausberg, Germany
A unique, free-floating electric ferry may be the only of its kind in Europe.
Potsdam, Germany
If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.
Frankfurt, Germany
Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.
Goslar, Germany
A peculiar trapezoidal building covered with wonderful humorous reliefs.
Flensburg, Germany
Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.
Bispingen, Germany
A German artist built a home and garden filled with whimsical art pieces, like a massive, operational volcano.
Göttingen, Germany
One of the oldest student jails in Germany.
Augsburg, Germany
What appears to be an ordinary bridge is actually a rare aqueduct.
Landshut, Germany
This impressive castle looms over small German town.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
This Late Gothic building that once housed Erasmus is now known as the filming location of "Suspiria."
Darmstadt, Germany
The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.
Sankt Ingbert, Germany
This rock resembling a turned-up boot has become the symbol of St. Ingbert.