Places Lillive Wants to Go

A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

A century-old shot ball factory tower is open to the public once a year.

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.

As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.

An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.