Berlin, Germany
Platform 17 Memorial
This platform is now a memorial dedicated to those who were deported during the Holocaust.
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Berlin, Germany
This platform is now a memorial dedicated to those who were deported during the Holocaust.
Lichtenhain/Bergbahn, Germany
Oberweissbacher Bergbahn - a broad-gauged cable car capable transfering railcars.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.
Siegen, Germany
One of the only spherical 19th century gas containers left today.
Stuttgart, Germany
This natural hill rose another 130 feet from the debris and rubble added after World War II.
Wehringen, Germany
Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.
Stuttgart, Germany
The remains of three Luftwaffe launch pads designed for manned anti-aircraft missiles.
Berlin, Germany
Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.
Darmstadt, Germany
The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
These abandoned Cold War-era bunkers are now a designated refuge for endangered bat species.
Goseck, Germany
A Neolithic celestial calendar standing in a nondescript wheat field.
Waldeck, Germany
A century-long search for a church that was never there.
Wiesbaden, Germany
The final resting place of the famed German pilot, the "Red Baron."
Maulburg, Germany
Obscured within a ring of trees, this abandoned World War II relic hides on a German hillside.
Neustadt am Kulm, Germany
A tiny basalt mountain with an observation tower overlooking the beautiful Bavarian countryside.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.
Baden-Baden, Germany
This magnificent church allows travelers along one of Germany's busiest roadways a chance to rest and reflect.
Hinte, Germany
The Suurhusen church tower in Germany leans over farther than the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Heligoland, Germany
This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.
Mettlach, Germany
Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."
Xanten, Germany
These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.
Rathen, Germany
This stone amphitheater was once part of Nazi Germany's plan to promote propaganda.
Lübeck, Germany
A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
A graveyard and memorial chapel for victims of leprosy.