Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Externsteine
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
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Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Auerstedt, Germany
Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.
Duisburg, Germany
No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.
Berlin, Germany
When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.
Berlin, Germany
Named after a militant urban guerilla, this famous former squat is a graffiti-covered stronghold of leftist culture.
Beelitz, Germany
Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Berlin, Germany
Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Berlin, Germany
This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Lichtenstein, Germany
A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.
Berlin, Germany
This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.
Berlin, Germany
Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."
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.
Berlin, Germany
Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.
Berlin, Germany
This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.