Swisttal, Germany
Iron Man
This mysterious pig iron pillar does not rust, despite being weathered by the elements for centuries.
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Swisttal, Germany
This mysterious pig iron pillar does not rust, despite being weathered by the elements for centuries.
Garching bei München, Germany
This red London phone booth once stood in front of Buckingham Palace and was used by the queen.
Bispingen, Germany
A German artist built a home and garden filled with whimsical art pieces, like a massive, operational volcano.
Hamburg, Germany
Hidden in plain sight on a gable between two towers on the roof of shipping firm F. Laeisz' headquarter in Hamburg sits an unexpected bronze sculpture.
Schwerin, Germany
A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.
Landshut, Germany
This impressive castle looms over small German town.
Göttingen, Germany
One of the oldest student jails in Germany.
Berlin, Germany
Largely overlooked, this little fountain on Museum Island is a whimsical tribute to a Prussian king nicknamed the “Fatty Flounder.”
Hamburg, Germany
A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.
Feucht, Germany
Small museum dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern astronautics.
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.
Creglingen, Germany
A collection of 4,000 thimbles that's more versatile than one might imagine.
Darmstadt, Germany
The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.
Kiel, Germany
The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.
Berlin, Germany
In the summer of 1957, a massive architectural exhibition showed off the future of urban living in this German neighborhood.
Sankt Ingbert, Germany
This rock resembling a turned-up boot has become the symbol of St. Ingbert.
Mörsdorf, Germany
Germany's longest suspension rope bridge.
Cologne, Germany
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
Hinterweidenthal, Germany
It's said the devil used this mushroom rock as a table for a late-night meal.
Grainau, Germany
A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.
Berlin, Germany
A historic fire call point.
Siegen, Germany
One of the only spherical 19th century gas containers left today.
Kasendorf, Germany
For centuries, Germans have been dancing in trees.
Amöneburg, Germany
Amöneburg is a town perched on top of a basalt mountain in the middle of an ancient meteor crater.