Places alxndr Wants to Go

This giant statue of a vulva became internationally famous after an American exchange student got stuck in it.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

Remnants of a cone-shaped Nazi bomb shelter.

Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.

The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

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

An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.

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

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.