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Göttingen, Germany

Charlotte Müller Statue

A beloved street vendor is memorialized outside a German train station.
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Göttingen, Germany

Planetenweg Göttingen

A 1:2 billion-scale solar system leads visitors into this German university town.
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Munich, Germany

Wunden der Erinnerung (Wounds of Memory), LMU Library

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.
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Munich, Germany

Fraunhofer Refractor at the Deutsches Museum

The telescope that discovered Neptune.
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Munich, Germany

Pinakothek der Moderne Futuro House

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.
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Munich, Germany

Viscardigasse

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Nieuwe Spiegelstraat

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Hash, Marijuana and Hemp Museum

The history and future of cannabis.
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Göttingen, Germany

Wiechert Earthquake Station

Home to the world’s oldest seismograph and a four-ton steel ball that makes its own earthquakes.
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Göttingen, Germany

Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research Satellite Models

A staggering collection of satellite models and actual flight parts.
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Göttingen, Germany

Physicalisches Cabinet

This small university museum houses a priceless collection of scientific instruments.
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Göttingen, Germany

Göttingen University Astronomy Collection

A collection of antique telescopes dot the halls of the university's astrophysics department.
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Göttingen, Germany

Heinz Erhardt Stele

A comedic homage to a beloved German actor.
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Göttingen, Germany

Gauss-Weber Telegraph Memorial

It commemorates one of the world's earliest telegraphs.
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Göttingen, Germany

Göttingen Studentenkarzer

One of the oldest student jails in Germany.
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Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberg Studentenkarzer

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.
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Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberg Tun

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
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Stockholm, Sweden

'The Flute Player'

This small statue hints at the incorrect origins of the lush landscape park surrounding it.
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Stockholm, Sweden

Joseph Kraus's Grave

The composer known as the "Swedish Mozart" arranged to be buried in an unusual spot.
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Toconao, Chile

Toconao Bell Tower

This 18th-century tower is locally iconic.
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Liverpool, England

Church of St. Luke, Liverpool

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.
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Liverpool, England

Superlambanana

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.
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Schönefeld, Germany

'Der Fall Daidalos und Ikaros' ('The Case of Daedalus and Icarus')

This curious sculpture represents the perseverance needed to take to the skies.
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Garching bei München, Germany

Parabolic Slides

Four-story slides send people whizzing through the math department at this Munich university.
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