Kassel, Germany
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
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Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Kassel, Germany
A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.
Speyer, Germany
Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable.
Lützen, Germany
A monument to the "father of modern warfare" Gustav II Adolf.
Göttingen, Germany
One of the oldest student jails in Germany.
Göttingen, Germany
The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.
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.
Ohrdruf, Germany
Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Darmstadt, Germany
This remarkable parking garage in Darmstadt has lived several lives and still contains remnants of its World War I past.
Darmstadt, Germany
The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.
Darmstadt, Germany
This baroque palace displays an impressive collection of taxidermy, art, and rare objects from the days of courtly hunting.
Darmstadt, Germany
The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.
Darmstadt, Germany
Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.
Darmstadt, Germany
A former Nazi lookout tower with a magnificent view of the Rhineland.
Darmstadt, Germany
A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.
Chemnitz, Germany
One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.
Worms, Germany
The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.
Augsburg, Germany
In the city forest of Augsburg are oval, artificial ponds formed from a World War II bombing campaign.
Augsburg, Germany
This fountain tucked away in a park is the focal point of the only "Green Basilica" in Germany.
Augsburg, Germany
Legend says this sculpture commemorates a brave baker who rescued the city in the Thirty Years' War.
Augsburg, Germany
This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.
Augsburg, Germany
According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.
Colditz, Germany
An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.