Bremen, Germany
House of the Glockenspiel
Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.
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Bremen, Germany
Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.
Potsdam, Germany
Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.
Berlin, Germany
Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
A unique Holocaust memorial tells the personal stories of the Jewish residents exiled from greater Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
The abandoned remains of this Victorian brewery hide crumbling bowling alleys and rusting industrial gear.
Berlin, Germany
A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.
Berlin, Germany
Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.
Wustermark, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Sweden
Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.
Linköping, Sweden
For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.
Ödeshög, Sweden
This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.
Templin, Germany
The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.
Hamburg, Germany
Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.
Nibe, Denmark
In legend, this ancient dolmen was said to have been created when a troll tried to destroy a church.
Lübeck, Germany
The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.
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.
Billund, Denmark
The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.
Sierksdorf, Germany
A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.
Silkeborg, Denmark
Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.
Aarhus, Denmark
This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.
Rostock, Germany
A taxidermied stork with an arrow through its neck proved that birds migrate.
Rønne, Denmark
A whimsical sculpture garden right out of a children's storybook.
Önneköp, Sweden
This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."