Places Daiana Wants to Go

A former Nazi lookout tower with a magnificent view of the Rhineland.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.

This German "living museum" is maybe a bit too immersive.

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.