Hamburg, Germany
St. Nicholas' Church
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
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Hamburg, Germany
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Berlin, Germany
When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.
Zinnowitz, Germany
An elevator into the Baltic Sea.
Ettal, Germany
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Binz, Germany
A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.
Lemgo, Germany
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
Berlin, Germany
A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Dresden, Germany
When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.
Berlin, Germany
A tree-like building perches on its trunk in the Steglitz neighborhood of Berlin.
Munich, Germany
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
Lichtenstein, Germany
A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.
Berlin, Germany
A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.
Berlin, Germany
An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."
Berlin, Germany
Art and a pun, all in one.
Lohmen, Germany
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Bítov, Czechia
The castle in the romantic landscape of Podyjí houses what may be Europe's largest collection of taxidermy dogs.
Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czechia
Heralded as one of the prettiest castles in all of Czechia.
Andělská Hora, Czechia
This ruined castle perched atop a rocky peak is a great place for a hike.