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Berlin, Germany
AquaDom
The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Zeitz, Germany
Deutsches Kinderwagenmuseum (German Stroller Museum)
Take a stroll through the history of prams, carriages, and other ways we move babies around.
Halle (Saale), Germany
Anton Wilhelm Amo Monument
The monument honors the first (and for a long time, only) African-born philosopher to teach at a German university.
Wolfsburg, Germany
Wolfsburg Autostadt
Volkswagen's dedicated museum dives into the complex history of one of the world's best known cars.
Berlin, Germany
The Clock of Flowing Time
An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.
Dresden, Germany
Waldschlösschen Bridge
The bridge that cost Germany a World Heritage Site.
Altenburg, Germany
Historischer Friseursalon
An incredibly well-preserved barbershop from the 1920s was transformed into a tiny local museum.
Lützen, Germany
Gustav II Adolf's Place of Death
A monument to the "father of modern warfare" Gustav II Adolf.
Leverkusen, Germany
Bayer Cross
Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.
Detmold, Germany
Hermannsdenkmal
This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.
Zeitz, Germany
Cheese Mite Memorial
A simple tribute to the microscopic arachnid that gives its juices and its life to help make a speciality German cheese.
Leipzig, Germany
Museum in der "Runden Ecke"
This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.
Dresden, Germany
Deutsches Hygiene-Museum
Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.
Naumburg, Germany
Statue of Uta von Ballenstedt
Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?
Goseck, Germany
Goseck Circle
A Neolithic celestial calendar standing in a nondescript wheat field.
Wernigerode, Germany
The Brocken
On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.
Leipzig, Germany
Löffelfamilie (Spoon Family)
One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.
Dresden, Germany
Yenidze
Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.
Eisenach, Germany
Wartburg Castle
The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.
Colditz, Germany
Colditz Castle
An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Ratstrinkstube Clock Tower
Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.
Berlin, Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Halle (Saale), Germany
Nebra Sky Disc
The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.
Netzschkau, Germany
Göltzsch Viaduct
The largest brick bridge in the world.
