Niederfinow, Germany
Schiffshebewerk Niederfinow
This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.
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Niederfinow, Germany
This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.
Bremen, Germany
Constructed by forced laborers, this submarine pen is now a museum and war memorial.
Laboe, Germany
This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.
Sulzbach, Germany
Germany has its very own Centralia, whose spark remains attributed to "spontaneous combustion."
Bremen, Germany
A spitting ode to a German serial killer.
Darmstadt, Germany
1898 German railroad depot museum with working engines, steam train excursions, and hands-on displays.
Usterling, Germany
Nestled within a German forest is an intriguing, growing rock.
Königswinter, Germany
A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.
Schwetzingen, Germany
This 18th-century folly is one of Europe's rare "garden mosques."
Stuttgart, Germany
Remnants of a cone-shaped Nazi bomb shelter.
Bremerhaven, Germany
The only remaining U-boat that is still floating never actually saw any action in World War II.
Dresden, Germany
Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.
Neuss, Germany
Be it nature, art, or abandoned military architecture this eclectic German "museum" has you covered.
Frauenwald, Germany
This German "living museum" is maybe a bit too immersive.
Berlin, Germany
This concrete residential area doubles as an open-air gallery.
Schweindorf, Germany
Giant wind turbine with observation deck at the very top.
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany
A top-secret bunker now turned museum, is an eerie look at what life would have looked like in the event of nuclear war.
Lich, Germany
A Neolithic burial site erected around 3000 BC.
Oberwesel, Germany
Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.
Bremen, Germany
Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.
Frankfurt, Germany
A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.
Nienhagen, Germany
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Bremen, Germany
One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.
Neustadt an der Donau, Germany
The name doubles as an appropriate adjective for this small ossuary.