Ulm, Germany
Einstein Fountain
Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.
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Ulm, Germany
Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.
Munich, Germany
This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.
Detmold, Germany
This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.
Andernach, Germany
The highest cold-water geyser in the world.
Tübingen, Germany
One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."
Mainz, Germany
A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.
Tübingen, Germany
The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.
Nuremberg, Germany
This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.
Stuttgart, Germany
This natural hill rose another 130 feet from the debris and rubble added after World War II.
Cologne, Germany
Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.
Lahnstein, Germany
Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.
Schwangau, Germany
A unique bridge with an equally unique view.
Ansbach, Germany
The "feral child" who appeared in Bavaria in the 19th century remains as much a mystery as his unsolved murder.
Heidelberg, Germany
The jaw of one of humankind's earliest ancestors on display at an overlooked geology museum.
Berlin, Germany
For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.
Berlin, Germany
Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.
Cologne, Germany
The final resting place for a wealthy Roman family, this tomb might be the best preserved of its kind outside Italy.
Naumburg, Germany
Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?
Berchtesgaden, Germany
This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.
Waidhofen, Germany
A small concrete monument remembers a German cold case involving incest, farm tools, and psychics.
Neustadt am Kulm, Germany
A tiny basalt mountain with an observation tower overlooking the beautiful Bavarian countryside.
Xanten, Germany
These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.
Darmstadt, Germany
The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.
Berlin, Germany
You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.