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Home to the world's largest collection of nutcrackers.

This elaborate stone bridge over the Neisse river has sat in pieces since 1945.

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

In a divided Germany, Potsdam's "central" train station was relocated to the city's southern suburbs to avoid West Berlin.

This mysterious cross appeared on a farmer's lawn in 1972 and has been attracting pilgrims ever since.

This bomb was once used as a church after it failed to detonate.

A hole in the floor of this chapel is said to have been created by a footprint of the devil.

An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.

This abandoned hospital has a long history, having housed both German and Soviet soldiers in the course of its life.

Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.

Volkswagen's dedicated museum dives into the complex history of one of the world's best known cars.

This private museum is packed with 20th-century traffic and technology artifacts.

A prime example of socialist modernist architecture, wrapped in a enormous fresco about the media.

A six-story, asymmetrical tower filled to the brim with scientific experiments.

This red light district plaza memorializes the Fab Four and their historic connection to the area.

Along the banks of the River Rhine lies a park that seems unassuming, but beneath the surface lies a long and fascinating history.

A massive playground in the woods of Germany.

After local authorities changed the design, the building's architect, Le Corbusier, wanted nothing to do with it.

This highrise residential building looks mundane, but hides a water tower and WWII bunker.

A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.

Joe Cocker's 1988 concert at this site in East Germany marked a changing sea tide that would eventually lead to reunification.

This inconspicuous pharmacy went down in history as the first gas station in the world after fueling the first road trip ever taken.

A former customs station on the border of Germany and the Netherlands.

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