Heraklion, Greece
Knossos
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
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Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Berlin, Germany
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Andernach, Germany
The highest cold-water geyser in the world.
Mainz, Germany
A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.
Augsburg, Germany
According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.
Ansbach, Germany
The "feral child" who appeared in Bavaria in the 19th century remains as much a mystery as his unsolved murder.
Königswinter, Germany
A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
A graveyard and memorial chapel for victims of leprosy.
Oberwesel, Germany
Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.
Sankt Goarshausen, Germany
A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.
Passau, Germany
Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.
Berlin, Germany
A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Munich, Germany
This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.
Nuremberg, Germany
This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.
Nördlingen, Germany
A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Dresden, Germany
The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.