Berlin, Germany
The Trabi Museum
A museum specifically dedicated to the Trabant, one of the iconic automobiles of the GDR.
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Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg Studentenkarzer
A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.
Berlin, Germany
The Clock of Flowing Time
An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.
Xanten, Germany
Xanten Archaeological Park
Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.
Sankt Goarshausen, Germany
Statue of Loreley
A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.
Schwangau, Germany
MarienBrücke (Maria Bridge)
A unique bridge with an equally unique view.
Berlin, Germany
Soviet Memorial (Sowjetisches Ehrenmal)
For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.
Peenemünde, Germany
Peenemünde Army Research Center
The NASA scientists behind Apollo 11 started out developing Nazi weapons at this abandoned German rocket factory.
Frankfurt, Germany
Eiserner Steg (Iron Bridge)
Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.
Königswinter, Germany
Burg Drachenfels
A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.
Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg Tun
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Essen, Germany
Zollverein
The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.
Lübeck, Germany
The Devil's Stone
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.
Wiesbaden, Germany
Nerobergbahn
A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.
Munich, Germany
Fraunhofer Refractor at the Deutsches Museum
The telescope that discovered Neptune.
Lübeck, Germany
Medieval Courtyards of Lübeck
The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.
Aachen, Germany
Printen Museum
This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.
Trier, Germany
Karl Marx House
The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.
Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg Bridge Monkey
It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.
Cologne, Germany
St. Petersglocke
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Ulm, Germany
Ulm Minster (Ulmer Münster)
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
Trier, Germany
Porta Nigra
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Nuremberg, Germany
Ehekarussell
This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Zeppelin Museum
Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.
