Leipzig, Germany
Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations)
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
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Leipzig, Germany
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's old airport.
Berlin, Germany
Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand's only running funicular railway.
Wellington, New Zealand
High winds can make this one scary landing.
Tahiti, French Polynesia
Site of James Cook's historic observations of the 1769 transit of Venus.
Egina, Greece
This pink watchtower served as the seat of the Greek government after independence from the Turks.