Bolzano, Italy
Ötzi the Iceman
Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.
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Bolzano, Italy
Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.
Tirolo, Italy
These unique "earth pyramid" clay columns can be found in ravines around the village of Tirolo.
Schnals, Italy
Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.
Grainau, Germany
A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.
Ettal, Germany
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Schwangau, Germany
A unique bridge with an equally unique view.
Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Germany
This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.
Berlin, Germany
For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.
Berlin, Germany
A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.
Berlin, Germany
A poignant memorial that traces two hundred years of German history.
Berlin, Germany
One of the largest numismatic collections in Europe fell victim to a huge theft.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Berlin, Germany
The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
This museum is home to a sugar sculpture of the Berlin Airlift Memorial.
Potsdam, Germany
If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.
Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.