Treuenbrietzen, Germany
Former Sebaldushof Factory
A preserved Nazi munitions factory hidden in the forest, now a quiet memorial to those who once labored and suffered there.
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Treuenbrietzen, Germany
A preserved Nazi munitions factory hidden in the forest, now a quiet memorial to those who once labored and suffered there.
Münster, Germany
A 16th-century fortress that was a Nazi-era prison and execution site, now a silent memorial.
Nichel, Germany
A quiet pine forest near Nichel hides a powerful memorial to victims of a nearly forgotten war crime.
Koblenz, Germany
A monumental golden thumb rises as an iconic homage to Nouveau Réalisme, bold in scale and unapologetic in spirit.
Cottbus, Germany
The unusual burial site of a globetrotter, eccentric, adventurer, war hero, landscape designer, dandy, and writer.
Potsdam, Germany
A tree meticulously shaped and trimmed into the shape of an elephant.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Kassel, Germany
At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.
Waldeck, Germany
As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.
Edertal, Germany
Medieval ruins on a tiny island amid a flooded lake offer romantic respite to lovers seeking privacy.
Waldeck, Germany
A century-long search for a church that was never there.
Attendorn, Germany
A ruined castle made famous in German movies and TV productions.
Siegen, Germany
The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.
Amöneburg, Germany
Amöneburg is a town perched on top of a basalt mountain in the middle of an ancient meteor crater.
Lich, Germany
A Neolithic burial site erected around 3000 BC.
Pohlheim, Germany
excavated small Roman castle in the woods close to Pohlheim
Lahnstein, Germany
Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Trier, Germany
The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.
Oberwesel, Germany
Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.
Sankt Goarshausen, Germany
A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.
Dannenfels, Germany
A triumphal steel arch on the side of a German mountain.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
This Late Gothic building that once housed Erasmus is now known as the filming location of "Suspiria."
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.