Places caitlinhug7 Wants to Go

This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

Seventeen members of the local royal family are interred in this Baroque church in northern Germany.

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.

One of the oldest student jails in Germany.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

A monument to the "father of modern warfare" Gustav II Adolf.

The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.

One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."

The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

Germany's last remaining Lenin statue has become a lightning rod of debate about the country's divided past.

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

The "feral child" who appeared in Bavaria in the 19th century remains as much a mystery as his unsolved murder.

Tucked away in a small German apartment is an eclectic museum devoted to West African vodun culture.

These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.

Obscured within a ring of trees, this abandoned World War II relic hides on a German hillside.

The jaw of one of humankind's earliest ancestors on display at an overlooked geology museum.

This outdoor library provides around-the-clock access to around 7,000 books.

Medieval ruins on a tiny island amid a flooded lake offer romantic respite to lovers seeking privacy.

A century-long search for a church that was never there.

A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.

This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.