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Home to the world’s oldest seismograph and a four-ton steel ball that makes its own earthquakes.

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.

This small gallery nestled inside an old botanical glasshouse is a quiet place to enjoy art and nature.

The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.

This museum is home to a sugar sculpture of the Berlin Airlift Memorial.

This mysterious pig iron pillar does not rust, despite being weathered by the elements for centuries.

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.

An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.

This rock resembling a turned-up boot has become the symbol of St. Ingbert.

The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.

A simple tribute to the microscopic arachnid that gives its juices and its life to help make a speciality German cheese.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

During World War II, the Nazis repurposed this beer cellar to store stolen artwork.

A collection of 4,000 thimbles that's more versatile than one might imagine.

One of the only spherical 19th century gas containers left today.

The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

The taxidermy remains of the first brown bear to enter Germany in 170 years.

Opulent period costumes and murals lead you on a journey through fashion history.

It has an American Dream Car exhibit, Europe's largest Formula One collection, and many, many mannequins.

For centuries, Germans have been dancing in trees.

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.