Places Calmmseas Wants to Go

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.

A preserved Nazi labor camp now has a Holocaust museum on site and memorials to the thousands that died while imprisoned at the camp.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.

An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.

Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.

The largest brick bridge in the world.

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.

The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.

You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.

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.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.