Dresden, Germany
Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault)
The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.
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Dresden, Germany
The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.
Dresden, Germany
A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.
Dresden, Germany
When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.
Meißen, Germany
From morgue to urn, watch the whole process at this unusual educational attraction.
Schipkau, Germany
The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
Hamburg, Germany
This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Detmold, Germany
This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.
Gräfenhainichen, Germany
Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.
Kassel, Germany
A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.
Lemgo, Germany
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Oberweser, Germany
The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.
Hamelin, Germany
The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.
Göttingen, Germany
These beautiful objects represent beautiful ideas.
Göttingen, Germany
The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.
Göttingen, Germany
The man who gave his name to magnetic measurement is buried in the city where he did his best work.
Lohheide, Germany
A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.
Hanover, Germany
An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.
Hildesheim, Germany
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
Brunswick, Germany
Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.
Brunswick, Germany
This German monument honors the so-called "Prince of Mathematicians."
Oranienburg, Germany
The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.