Berlin, Germany
Mengenlehreuhr (Berlin Clock)
The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.
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Oranienburg, Germany
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.
Hamburg, Germany
Miniatur Wunderland
Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.
Völklingen, Germany
Volklinger Ironworks
A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.
Dresden, Germany
Dresden Frauenkirche
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Schleswig, Germany
The Bog Bodies at the Schleswig-Holstein Landesmuseum
Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.
Leipzig, Germany
Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations)
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
Kassel, Germany
Museum of Sepulchral Culture
This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.
Hamburg, Germany
St. Nicholas' Church
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Berlin, Germany
Spandauer Zitadelle (Spandau Citadel)
A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.
Potsdam, Germany
Sanssouci Palace
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Berlin, Germany
Tempelhof Airport
Berlin's old airport.
Berlin, Germany
Hohenzollern Crypt in the Berlin Cathedral
Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.
Munich, Germany
Asamkirche
Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.
Lübben, Germany
Spreewald
Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.
Berlin, Germany
The Bebelplatz
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Munich, Germany
Rathaus-Glockenspiel
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Erfurt, Germany
Krämerbrücke
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Berlin, Germany
The DDR Museum
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.
Berlin, Germany
Museum für Naturkunde
Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.
Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Dresden, Germany
Kunsthofpassage Singing Drain Pipes
When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.
Berlin, Germany
Stasi Museum
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
