Gommern, Germany
St. Nicholas Church
The resting place of 18th century German mummies.
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Gommern, Germany
The resting place of 18th century German mummies.
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.
Dresden, Germany
The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.
Oppenheim, Germany
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
Donaueschingen, Germany
The great Danube river starts here.
Berlin, Germany
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Heidelberg, Germany
This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.
Grünwald, Germany
This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.
Herzberg am Harz, Germany
What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Berlin, Germany
Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.
Berlin, Germany
This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.
Saalfeld, Germany
"The most colorful grottoes of the world.
Lemgo, Germany
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Wustermark, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Ettal, Germany
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Hildesheim, Germany
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Île-d'Aix, France
Supposed home of the camel ridden by Napoleon during his Egyptian campaign.
Strasbourg, France
There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.