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Information board added to the site by the German government in 2006

Berlin, Germany

Führerbunker Parking Lot

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Berlin, Germany

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Berlin Wall

Berlin, Germany

Vestiges of the Berlin Wall

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Details from the garden façade

Potsdam, Germany

Sanssouci Palace

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

Bridge of Spies

Berlin, Germany

Bridge of Spies

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

The Jewel Room in the Historic Green Vault

Dresden, Germany

Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault)

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

Dresden Frauenkirche

Dresden, Germany

Dresden Frauenkirche

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

Colditz Castle

Colditz, Germany

Colditz Castle

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

Close up of some of the 40,000 padlocks of love.

Cologne, Germany

Cologne's Love Locks Bridge

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

Burg Drachenfels seen from Mehlem.

Königswinter, Germany

Burg Drachenfels

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

Emerging from the wintry fog in all its grandeur, this 80-room castle has remained in the same family for 33 generations

Wierschem, Germany

Eltz Castle - Burg Eltz

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

Bundesbank Bunker Cochem

Cochem, Germany

Bundesbank Bunker Cochem

This Cold War–era fallout shelter was actually a storage facility for the nation's emergency currency.

Aerial view of the IG Farben building, now the University of Frankfurt's Westend campus.

Frankfurt, Germany

IG Farben Haus

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

Marshall Brunnen.

Frankfurt, Germany

Frankfurt Wishing Wells

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

People enjoying a peaceful day near the Eiserner Steg in Frankfurt

Frankfurt, Germany

Eiserner Steg (Iron Bridge)

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

Luftbrückendenkmal and C-47 Rosinenbomber, Rhein-Main Airbase in Frankfurt.

Frankfurt, Germany

Luftbrückendenkmal: Monument to the Berlin Airlift

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

Statue of Loreley

Sankt Goarshausen, Germany

Statue of Loreley

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

Burg Pfalzgrafenstein

Oberwesel, Germany

Burg Pfalzgrafenstein

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina with six violins.

Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany

Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet

This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.

Mauseturm Tower

Bingen, Germany

Mouse Tower

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

Burg Frankenstein

Mühltal, Germany

Castle Frankenstein

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Jewish Cemetery in Worms

Worms, Germany

Jewish Cemetery in Worms

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.

The Gardener and Vintner Museum

Bamberg, Germany

The Gardener and Vintner Museum

A local museum honors the history of Bamberg’s unique cultural heritage: growing crops in the heart of the city.

The showcases.

Bamberg, Germany

Bird Hall of Bamberg Natural History Museum

A beautiful collection of taxidermy birds and rare pomological wax models.

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