Wiesbaden, Germany
Gebr. Stern GmbH's Giant Cuckoo Clock
This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.
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Wiesbaden, Germany
This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.
Wiesbaden, Germany
A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.
Belgium
Walk or bike along a narrow strip of Belgium sandwiched by German territory.
Rendsburg, Germany
One of the last remaining railway viaducts equipped with a transporter ferry.
Laboe, Germany
This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.
Cologne, Germany
A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.
Cologne, Germany
How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?
Bielefeld, Germany
According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.
Bielefeld, Germany
This viaduct serves as a reminder of World War II.
Lemgo, Germany
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Detmold, Germany
This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.
Kiel, Germany
The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.
Kiel, Germany
Graffiti-clad ruins of an abandoned 1980s industrial site with a toxic past are nestled among residential houses.
Kaunas, Lithuania
The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.
Trakai, Lithuania
Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Tromsø, Norway
The world's northernmost botanic garden has 25 collections of plants from arctic and alpine regions.
Nordkapp, Norway
At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.
Inari, Finland
This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.