Lübeck, Germany
The Devil's Stone
A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.
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Lübeck, Germany
A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.
Abensberg, Germany
A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.
Frankfurt, Germany
A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.
Blumberg, Germany
A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.
Garching bei München, Germany
Four-story slides send people whizzing through the math department at this Munich university.
Kirnitzschtal, Germany
A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.
Rottweil, Germany
Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.
Stuttgart, Germany
An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.
Passau, Germany
Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.
Bremen, Germany
Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Furth im Wald, Germany
Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.
Berlin, Germany
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Chiemsee, Germany
Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.
Waldeck, Germany
As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.
Schleiden, Germany
This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.
Guben, Germany
The home of the morbid art of corpse plastination is open for visitors to view the fascinating, but stomach-churning process.
Zittau, Germany
This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.
Heidelberg, Germany
This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.
Dingolfing, Germany
In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.
Zweibrücken, Germany
A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.