Places animebirder Wants to Go

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.

An exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.

Joe Cocker's 1988 concert at this site in East Germany marked a changing sea tide that would eventually lead to reunification.

A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.

The bridge that cost Germany a World Heritage Site.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.

A charming little museum founded by the designer of the Statue of Liberty.