Saariselkä, Finland
Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort
Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Lübeck, Germany
Medieval Courtyards of Lübeck
The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.
Trier, Germany
Porta Nigra
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Berlin, Germany
Spandauer Zitadelle (Spandau Citadel)
A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.
Potsdam, Germany
Alexandrowka
A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.
Schonach im Schwarzwald, Germany
World's Largest Cuckoo Clock
A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.
Oppenau, Germany
Kloster Allerheiligen
This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.
Hamburg, Germany
St. Nicholas' Church
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Munich, Germany
Asamkirche
Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.
Potsdam, Germany
Sanssouci Palace
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Lichtenstein, Germany
Lichtenstein Castle
A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.
Cologne, Germany
Church of St. Ursula
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
The Eagle's Nest
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
Erfurt, Germany
Krämerbrücke
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Ettal, Germany
Linderhof Palace
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Berlin, Germany
Pergamon Museum
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Lohmen, Germany
The Bastei
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Berlin, Germany
Tajikistan Tearoom
A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.
Mühltal, Germany
Castle Frankenstein
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Gablenz, Germany
Rakotzbrücke Devil’s Bridge
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Schwangau, Germany
Neuschwanstein Castle
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Bory Castle
Hungarian self-built castle.
Budapest, Hungary
The Citadella
From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.
Budapest, Hungary
Vajdahunyad Castle
This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.
