Places Populaatti Wants to Go

The final resting place for a wealthy Roman family, this tomb might be the best preserved of its kind outside Italy.

How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

A small museum dedicated to the history and design of German packaging.

A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.

A thought-provoking outdoor art installation sits in the seat of German law.

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

One of two electrical towers in Germany that have a pathway constructed through the tower's legs.

A scale rocket of an Ariane 5 rocket serves as a monument to a pioneer of space science.

A German artist built a home and garden filled with whimsical art pieces, like a massive, operational volcano.

The difficulty of getting a good night's sleep is an age-old affliction according to the one-of-a-kind Snoring Museum.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

Behold, a collection dedicated to Germany's favorite vegetable.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.