Bad Schussenried, Germany
Steinhausen
This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.
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Bad Schussenried, Germany
This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.
Flintsbach am Inn, Germany
A rare example of a German cemetery with traditional grave markers dating back several generations.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.
Lübeck, Germany
A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.
Quedlinburg, Germany
The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.
Kirnitzschtal, Germany
A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.
Kalkar, Germany
An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.
Berlin, Germany
The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.
Chiemsee, Germany
Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.
Lohheide, Germany
A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.
Bad Schandau, Germany
An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.
Schleiden, Germany
This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Bonn, Germany
Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.
Dusseldorf, Germany
Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.
Blankenburg (Harz), Germany
A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
Heidelberg, Germany
A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.
Berlin, Germany
This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.
Ulm, Germany
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
Oranienburg, Germany
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.
Leipzig, Germany
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.