Cologne, Germany
Chandelier Hall
An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
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Cologne, Germany
An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
Oranienburg, Germany
The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.
Oberweser, Germany
The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.
Hanover, Germany
Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.
Oppenau, Germany
This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Munich, Germany
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.
Leipzig, Germany
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
Kassel, Germany
This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.
Darmstadt, Germany
A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Lichtenstein, Germany
A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.
Saalfeld, Germany
"The most colorful grottoes of the world.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Lohmen, Germany
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Oxford, England
The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.