Hamburg, Germany
Impaled Skull of Klaus Stortebeker
Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.
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Hamburg, Germany
Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.
Königswinter, Germany
This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."
Schleswig, Germany
Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.
Munich, Germany
One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.
Oberweser, Germany
The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.
Cologne, Germany
An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
Frankfurt, Germany
After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.
Wuppertal, Germany
This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
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.
Nuremberg, Germany
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Kassel, Germany
This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.
Bad Schussenried, Germany
This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.
Munich, Germany
Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.
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.
Bonn, Germany
Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.
Hanover, Germany
Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.
Sasbachwalden, Germany
You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.
Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Augsburg, Germany
In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.
Oppenau, Germany
This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.