Places KristinShu Wants to Go

Abandoned transformer house on a country road tells of a time when art and politics were closely linked.

Home to the world's largest collection of nutcrackers.

Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.

Two elaborately decorated "catacomb saints" are displayed on either side of the altar in a small church in Germany.

One of the largest refracting telescopes in the world, and the first built specifically for studying astrophysics.

A small museum dedicated to the small—but mighty—Nürnberger Rostbratwurst.

Designed to resemble foreign architecture, this mosque-looking structure was used to pump water to a royal fountain.

An aromatic exploration of the rich history and flavors of this German town's famous gingerbread.

This small university museum houses a priceless collection of scientific instruments.

Learn the incredible story of how an unassuming spa town was transformed into one of the world’s largest uranium mining sites.

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

A museum dedicated to telling lies in service of the truth.

The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."

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

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

A hidden, morbidly fascinating cemetery deep in the forest.

This is part of the Francke Foundation Museum, a curiosity cabinet filled with different scientific and natural wonders.

A beautiful old horse stable hosts one of the largest collections of domestic animal skeletons and taxidermy.

A massive playground in the woods of Germany.

A small museum dedicated to the history and design of German packaging.

This mine is home to the largest man-made hole in Europe.

Seventeen members of the local royal family are interred in this Baroque church in northern Germany.

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

A taxidermied stork with an arrow through its neck proved that birds migrate.