Schonach im Schwarzwald, Germany
World's Largest Cuckoo Clock
A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.
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Schonach im Schwarzwald, Germany
A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.
Bremerhaven, Germany
The only remaining U-boat that is still floating never actually saw any action in World War II.
Nuremberg, Germany
This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.
Hanover, Germany
An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.
Ulm, Germany
A typical crusty old museum this isn't.
Dresden, Germany
Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.
Neuss, Germany
Be it nature, art, or abandoned military architecture this eclectic German "museum" has you covered.
Stuttgart, Germany
An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.
Wiesbaden, Germany
A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.
Potsdam, Germany
A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.
Furth im Wald, Germany
Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.
Darmstadt, Germany
1898 German railroad depot museum with working engines, steam train excursions, and hands-on displays.
Chiemsee, Germany
Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.
Munich, Germany
This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Templin, Germany
The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.
Kalkar, Germany
An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.
Kirnitzschtal, Germany
A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.
Dresden, Germany
A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.
Oberhausen, Germany
An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.
Duisburg, Germany
This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.
Munich, Germany
A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.
Hanover, Germany
Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.