Places michaelamiller Wants to Go

Amöneburg is a town perched on top of a basalt mountain in the middle of an ancient meteor crater.

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.

An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.

Giant wind turbine with observation deck at the very top.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

An exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

A former Nazi lookout tower with a magnificent view of the Rhineland.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

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

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

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

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

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

A preserved Nazi labor camp now has a Holocaust museum on site and memorials to the thousands that died while imprisoned at the camp.

The largest brick bridge in the world.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.