Prague, Czechia
Strahov Monastery
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
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Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Wiesbaden, Germany
A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.
Garching bei München, Germany
Four-story slides send people whizzing through the math department at this Munich university.
Hamburg, Germany
This wooden hotel is a temple to German sustainability and forest conservation.
Abensberg, Germany
A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.
Zittau, Germany
This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.
Idar-Oberstein, Germany
A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.
Darmstadt, Germany
A former Nazi lookout tower with a magnificent view of the Rhineland.
Munich, Germany
This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.
Siegen, Germany
The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.
Sögel, Germany
There are two dozen tanks just sitting in an open field in Lower Saxony.
Darmstadt, Germany
Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.
Regensburg, Germany
This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.
Netzschkau, Germany
The largest brick bridge in the world.
Quedlinburg, Germany
The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Passau, Germany
When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.
Berlin, Germany
An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.
Königswinter, Germany
This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."
Nuremberg, Germany
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Cham, Germany
In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.
Cologne, Germany
An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
Potsdam, Germany
A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.
Dresden, Germany
In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.