Altenburg, Germany
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This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.
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Altenburg, Germany
This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.
Munich, Germany
The taxidermy remains of the first brown bear to enter Germany in 170 years.
Rathen, Germany
This stone amphitheater was once part of Nazi Germany's plan to promote propaganda.
Lübeck, Germany
A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.
Wiesbaden, Germany
This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.
Schrobenhausen, Germany
Behold, a collection dedicated to Germany's favorite vegetable.
Bamberg, Germany
A beautiful collection of taxidermy birds and rare pomological wax models.
Oberkotzau, Germany
Named after the German word for "a longingness to travel," this park brings together thousands of city and street signs from around the world.
Oberwesel, Germany
Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.
Staufen im Breisgau, Germany
A geothermal energy project gone wrong is fracturing the city's picturesque architecture.
Lich, Germany
A Neolithic burial site erected around 3000 BC.
Ludwigsburg, Germany
This outdoor library provides around-the-clock access to around 7,000 books.
Ulm, Germany
A typical crusty old museum this isn't.
Xanten, Germany
Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.
Rott am Inn, Germany
These jeweled relics have a scandalous and contested past.
Dusseldorf, Germany
A varied collection of brains in alcohol.
Halberstadt, Germany
Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.
Kassel, Germany
At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.
Koblenz, Germany
This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.
Bremen, Germany
Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.
Hamburg, Germany
This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.
Neustadt an der Donau, Germany
The name doubles as an appropriate adjective for this small ossuary.
Munich, Germany
A museum dedicated Germany's favorite drink and most well-known festival.