Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Felsenkirche (Crag Church)
A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.
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Idar-Oberstein, Germany
A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.
Netzschkau, Germany
The largest brick bridge in the world.
Binz, Germany
Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Munich, Germany
Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Germany
This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.
Donaueschingen, Germany
The great Danube river starts here.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's old airport.
Ettal, Germany
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Saalfeld, Germany
"The most colorful grottoes of the world.
Lichtenstein, Germany
A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Essen, Germany
The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.
Bielefeld, Germany
According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.
Hildesheim, Germany
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
Brunswick, Germany
This German monument honors the so-called "Prince of Mathematicians."
Brunswick, Germany
Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.
Thale, Germany
This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.
Quedlinburg, Germany
The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.
Blankenburg (Harz), Germany
A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.