Hinterweidenthal, Germany
Kaltenbacher Teufelstisch (The Devil's Table)
It's said the devil used this mushroom rock as a table for a late-night meal.
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Bispingen, Germany
Iserhatsche
A German artist built a home and garden filled with whimsical art pieces, like a massive, operational volcano.
Nuremberg, Germany
Albrecht Dürer's Grave
The final resting place of one of Germany's most accomplished Renaissance men.
Berlin, Germany
Hansaviertel
In the summer of 1957, a massive architectural exhibition showed off the future of urban living in this German neighborhood.
Edertal, Germany
Love Island and Castle Bring
Medieval ruins on a tiny island amid a flooded lake offer romantic respite to lovers seeking privacy.
Zossen, Germany
Wünsdorf Officer's House
A statue of Vladimir Illyich Lenin guards this abandoned building in the "Forbidden City."
Mörsdorf, Germany
Hängeseilbrücke Geierlay
Germany's longest suspension rope bridge.
Kochel am See, Germany
Wikingerdorf Flake (Flake Viking Village)
The remnants of a fictional Viking village film set now serve as an educational and historical hotspot.
Cologne, Germany
Helios Lighthouse
How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?
Hinte, Germany
Suurhusen Church
The Suurhusen church tower in Germany leans over farther than the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Waldeck, Germany
The Steeple in the Edersee
A century-long search for a church that was never there.
Neustadt am Kulm, Germany
Rauher Kulm
A tiny basalt mountain with an observation tower overlooking the beautiful Bavarian countryside.
Mainz, Germany
The Chagall Windows of St. Stephan’s
A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.
Grainau, Germany
Höllentalklamm
A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.
Heligoland, Germany
Heligoland
This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.
Cologne, Germany
Secret Grave in the Pylon of Severinsbrücke Bridge
The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.
Xanten, Germany
Klever Gate
These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.
Lübeck, Germany
Half Tower
A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Bunkers in Staatswald
These abandoned Cold War-era bunkers are now a designated refuge for endangered bat species.
Goseck, Germany
Goseck Circle
A Neolithic celestial calendar standing in a nondescript wheat field.
Usterling, Germany
Growing Rock of Usterling
Nestled within a German forest is an intriguing, growing rock.
Munich, Germany
Valentin Karlstadt Museum
A serious museum dedicated to two German comedians.
Bielefeld, Germany
Bielefeld Conspiracy
According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.
Nuremberg, Germany
Memorium Nürnberger Prozesse (Nuremberg Trials Memorial)
A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.
