Places ckoohle Wants to Go

A misnamed well, with a deep dark past.

A Serbian church lit by chandeliers made of weapons.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

The only microgravity tower in Europe can produce nine seconds of weightlessness.

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

A spitting ode to a German serial killer.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

The monumental home of Prussia’s eccentric "Cannon King."

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

This strange building looks like a medieval fortress crashed into a 1960s Brutalist office block.

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

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

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

After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.