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An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

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

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

Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

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

Superb sweets await at the first Jewish bakery inducted into Berlin’s prestigious baker’s guild.

The largest brick bridge in the world.

The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.

This concrete residential area doubles as an open-air gallery.

For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.