Colditz, Germany
Colditz Castle
An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.
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Colditz, Germany
An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.
Netzschkau, Germany
The largest brick bridge in the world.
Naumburg, Germany
Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?
Quedlinburg, Germany
The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.
Halberstadt, Germany
Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Lichtenhain/Bergbahn, Germany
Oberweissbacher Bergbahn - a broad-gauged cable car capable transfering railcars.
Amöneburg, Germany
Amöneburg is a town perched on top of a basalt mountain in the middle of an ancient meteor crater.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Büren, Germany
This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.
Bielefeld, Germany
According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.
Essen, Germany
The monumental home of Prussia’s eccentric "Cannon King."
Duisburg, Germany
No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.
Dusseldorf, Germany
Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.
Dusseldorf, Germany
This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Wuppertal, Germany
This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.
Dusseldorf, Germany
This concrete church spent a period of its history as a World War II bunker.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Elsdorf, Germany
This mine is home to the largest man-made hole in Europe.
Bonn, Germany
Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.
Königswinter, Germany
A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.
Belgium
Walk or bike along a narrow strip of Belgium sandwiched by German territory.