Places johnw404 Wants to Go

A German shoemaker-turned-folk-hero whose impersonation of a Prussian military officer earned international notoriety.

Healing waters from a holy well, previously used by locals for doing laundry.

An ancient Roman relief beautifully preserved on the façade of a house.

A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.

The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.

Two nations form a rare four-sided border at the peak of a mountain, philosophical questions result.

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

A statue for a zoo that was never built.

An abandoned underground bathroom is now a space for public art.

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.

This museum is home to a sugar sculpture of the Berlin Airlift Memorial.

For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”

This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.

Blending modern art with Baroque architecture, this wondrous mosaic grotto serves as the late artist's final creation.

This gilded emblem was once stolen by a Cookie Monster impostor, who demanded a charitable ransom for its return.

Largely overlooked, this little fountain on Museum Island is a whimsical tribute to a Prussian king nicknamed the “Fatty Flounder.”

The largest mosque in Germany.

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

A unique Holocaust memorial tells the personal stories of the Jewish residents exiled from greater Berlin.