Heidelberg, Germany
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Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
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Heidelberg, Germany
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Idar-Oberstein, Germany
A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Tropea, Italy
A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."
Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg
Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.
Beaufort, Luxembourg
This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.
Beidweiler, Luxembourg
This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.
Völklingen, Germany
A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.
Regensburg, Germany
This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.
Abensberg, Germany
A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.
Metten, Germany
This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.
Passau, Germany
When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.
Passau, Germany
Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.
Wolnzach, Germany
Beer lovers thirsty for knowledge can now visit a museum devoted to the world's largest hop-growing region.
Landshut, Germany
This impressive castle looms over small German town.
Garching bei München, Germany
This unique abacus hanging in the Technical University of Munich actually tells the time.
Garching bei München, Germany
Four-story slides send people whizzing through the math department at this Munich university.
Garching bei München, Germany
A miniature model of what will be the world's largest telescope.
Garching bei München, Germany
A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Munich, Germany
An Orthodox church inside a small "Garden of Eden" built by a man who had a vision.
Munich, Germany
On high feast days, the entire blue-glass front of this modern church opens up to reveal the small wooden church inside.
Munich, Germany
A museum dedicated Germany's favorite drink and most well-known festival.