Hamelin, Germany
Glockenspiel of Hameln
The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.
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Hamelin, Germany
The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.
Bingen, Germany
Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.
Ohrdruf, Germany
Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.
Blumberg, Germany
A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.
Hamburg, Germany
This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.
Abensberg, Germany
A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.
Flintsbach am Inn, Germany
A rare example of a German cemetery with traditional grave markers dating back several generations.
Berlin, Germany
At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.
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.
Regensburg, Germany
From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.
Darmstadt, Germany
A former Nazi lookout tower with a magnificent view of the Rhineland.
Passau, Germany
Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.
Lübeck, Germany
A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.
Siegen, Germany
The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.
Rottweil, Germany
Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.
Nentershausen, Germany
At this unusual park, domes, ladders, chairs, and more are made from trees.
Kalkar, Germany
An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.
Nordstrand, Germany
A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.
Stuttgart, Germany
This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Bremen, Germany
Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.
Kirnitzschtal, Germany
A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.