Wernigerode, Germany
The Brocken
On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.
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Wernigerode, Germany
On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.
Herzberg am Harz, Germany
What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.
Ulm, Germany
A typical crusty old museum this isn't.
Ulm, Germany
Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.
Ulm, Germany
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
Nördlingen, Germany
A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.
Wiesenthau, Germany
An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.
Nuremberg, Germany
This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.
Nuremberg, Germany
This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.
Nuremberg, Germany
During World War II, the Nazis repurposed this beer cellar to store stolen artwork.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Nuremberg, Germany
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Feucht, Germany
Small museum dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern astronautics.