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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.

The oldest Naval chapel in the United States is home to an incredible collection of Tiffany stained-glass windows.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

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

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

This concrete residential area doubles as an open-air gallery.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.