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Berlin, Germany
'The Dance of Death'
At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.
52.5208, 13.4064
Berlin, Germany
DDR Watch Tower
This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.
52.5085, 13.3797
Berlin, Germany
Denkzeichen Georg Elser
A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.
52.5125, 13.3827
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National Socialism
Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.
52.5173, 13.3761
Berlin, Germany
Stolpersteine Holocaust Memorials
Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.
52.5167, 13.3778
Berlin, Germany
Führerbunker Parking Lot
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
52.5126, 13.3808
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
52.5139, 13.3789
Chemnitz, Germany
'Lulatsch'
This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.
50.8577, 12.9238
Dresden, Germany
Münzkabinett
The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.
51.0529, 13.7376
Dresden, Germany
Elbehochwasser 2002 Memorial
A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.
51.0553, 13.7396
Dresden, Germany
Dresden Frauenkirche
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
51.0515, 13.7405
Dresden, Germany
Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault)
The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.
51.0526, 13.7363
Chemnitz, Germany
Karl-Marx-Monument
One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.
50.8360, 12.9233
Nuremberg, Germany
Nuremberg Bratwurst Museum
A small museum dedicated to the small—but mighty—Nürnberger Rostbratwurst.
49.4532, 11.0734
Nuremberg, Germany
Henkerhaus
Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.
49.4533, 11.0733
Nuremberg, Germany
'Der Hase'
This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.
49.4574, 11.0742
Nuremberg, Germany
The Kongresshalle, Nuremberg
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
49.4341, 11.1111
Nuremberg, Germany
Nuremberg Castle
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
49.4581, 11.0758
Nuremberg, Germany
Memorium Nürnberger Prozesse (Nuremberg Trials Memorial)
A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.
49.4544, 11.0482
Regensburg, Germany
Regensburg Dachshund Museum
The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.
49.0205, 12.0978
Munich, Germany
Orlando di Lasso Statue
This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.
48.1401, 11.5731
Munich, Germany
Monopteros
This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.
48.1642, 11.6056
Munich, Germany
The Relics of Munich Residenz
This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.
48.1418, 11.5795
Munich, Germany
Jeweled Skeleton of Saint Munditia
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
48.1366, 11.5754
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