Places Lillive Wants to Go

This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.

This unique abacus hanging in the Technical University of Munich actually tells the time.

It commemorates one of the world's earliest telegraphs.

A staggering collection of satellite models and actual flight parts.

A statue dedicated to the antihero of the Nibelung legend.

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

Before he was forced to flee the country under Nazi rule, Albert Einstein spent his summers in this custom-built lakeside house near Berlin.

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

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.

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

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

A distinctive former power plant turned university lecture hall looks like it could make you breakfast.

A charming and enigmatic sculpture of a lynx haunts the park of Kellinghusen.

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

A tiny, intricate model railway system.

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

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

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

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.

An abstract and eyecatching clock/fountain is the centerpiece of this little-known German city.

This 17th-century "unicorn" was cobbled together from the skull of a rhinoceros, the legs of a mammoth, and the horn of a narwhal.

This baroque palace displays an impressive collection of taxidermy, art, and rare objects from the days of courtly hunting.

A monument to the "father of modern warfare" Gustav II Adolf.