Hildesheim, Germany
The Thousand-Year Rose
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
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Hildesheim, Germany
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
Berlin, Germany
This obscene artwork on the side of a newspaper office pokes fun at a rival paper's former editor-in-chief.
Blankenburg (Harz), Germany
A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.
Donaueschingen, Germany
The great Danube river starts here.
Oberhausen, Germany
An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.
Cologne, Germany
An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
Munich, Germany
A subterranean display of public art and architecture.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Blumberg, Germany
A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.
Munich, Germany
German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.
Nördlingen, Germany
A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.
Halle (Saale), Germany
The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.
Templin, Germany
The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.
Bad Schandau, Germany
An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.
Idar-Oberstein, Germany
A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.
Berlin, Germany
Superb sweets await at the first Jewish bakery inducted into Berlin’s prestigious baker’s guild.
Regensburg, Germany
This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.
Munich, Germany
This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.
Bonn, Germany
Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.
Munich, Germany
One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.