Places Hennie Wants to Go

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.

These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.

A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.

This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.

Small museum dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern astronautics.

Held in an old church, this clockwork museum maintains a special focus on titanic tower timepieces.

WWII rocket launchpad in rural Germany and site of operation backfire.

This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.

An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.

An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.

The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.

The remains of three Luftwaffe launch pads designed for manned anti-aircraft missiles.

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

A century-long search for a church that was never there.

A remarkable two-country morph, this town is part of Germany legally but is by all other measures Swiss.

A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.

Amöneburg is a town perched on top of a basalt mountain in the middle of an ancient meteor crater.

A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.

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.