Wiesbaden, Germany
Nerobergbahn
A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.
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Wiesbaden, Germany
A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.
Mainz, Germany
While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.
Mainz, Germany
Along the banks of the River Rhine lies a park that seems unassuming, but beneath the surface lies a long and fascinating history.
Mainz, Germany
A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.
Waldeck, Germany
As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.
Blaubeuren, Germany
In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.
Roggenburg, Germany
Bring out your dead (saints that have been festooned and bejeweled, so that we can parade them around the town)!
Ulm, Germany
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
Stuttgart, Germany
An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.
Stuttgart, Germany
A funerary monument for two brothers who served in the Roman cavalry.
Stuttgart, Germany
Inside this discotheque resides a unique memorial dedicated to one club-goers favorite pet.
Stuttgart, Germany
This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.
Passau, Germany
When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.
Passau, Germany
Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.
Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany
A carved grave marker from the 2nd century is mounted in the alcove wall of this Bavarian church.
Mindelheim, Germany
Held in an old church, this clockwork museum maintains a special focus on titanic tower timepieces.
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
A graveyard and memorial chapel for victims of leprosy.
Waldeck, Germany
A century-long search for a church that was never there.
Oberweser, Germany
The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.
Kassel, Germany
A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.
Kassel, Germany
At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.
Kassel, Germany
This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.