Places meadowmouse Wants to Go

A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.

World's largest barrel containing an inn.

A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.

Whimsical wash tubs row down the stream as part of this Carnival celebration.

This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.

This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.

A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.

The remnants of a fictional Viking village film set now serve as an educational and historical hotspot.

How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?

Two nations form a rare four-sided border at the peak of a mountain, philosophical questions result.

Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.

This natural hill rose another 130 feet from the debris and rubble added after World War II.

A small hippo-shaped fountain in Berlin, Germany.

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

The oldest trees in Northern Germany.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

Germany has its very own Centralia, whose spark remains attributed to "spontaneous combustion."

A century-long search for a church that was never there.

The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.

A tiny basalt mountain with an observation tower overlooking the beautiful Bavarian countryside.

Wooden pathways run through this rocky landscape, which legend says was created when a dwarven king pulled down his own castle to stop raiding giants.

This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.

These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.