Places Oops3ggs Wants to Go

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

Medieval ruins on a tiny island amid a flooded lake offer romantic respite to lovers seeking privacy.

One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."

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.

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

The highest cold-water geyser in the world.

A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

Nestled within a German forest is an intriguing, growing rock.

This public observatory is home to the "celestial cannon," the longest pointable telescope in the world.

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

A Neolithic burial site erected around 3000 BC.

A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

The world's biggest pet store.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

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

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

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

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