Munich, Germany
Schönheitengalerie (Gallery of Beauties)
King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Munich, Germany
King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.
Flossenbürg, Germany
A preserved Nazi labor camp now has a Holocaust museum on site and memorials to the thousands that died while imprisoned at the camp.
Netzschkau, Germany
The largest brick bridge in the world.
Lohheide, Germany
A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.
Ulm, Germany
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
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.
Passau, Germany
When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.
Thale, Germany
This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.
Königswinter, Germany
This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."
Hamburg, Germany
Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.
Cologne, Germany
An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.
Schleswig, Germany
Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.
Bad Schussenried, Germany
This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Gräfenhainichen, Germany
Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.
Metten, Germany
This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.
Oberweser, Germany
The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.
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.
Dresden, Germany
The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.
Sankt Andreasberg, Germany
Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."
Völklingen, Germany
A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.
Cham, Germany
In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.
Blankenburg (Harz), Germany
A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.