Frankfurt, Germany
Pinkelbaum (Peeing Tree)
After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.
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Frankfurt, Germany
After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
Sierksdorf, Germany
A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.
Munich, Germany
This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.
Lübeck, Germany
A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.
Ulm, Germany
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Munich, Germany
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
Hamburg, Germany
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Cologne, Germany
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Saalfeld, Germany
"The most colorful grottoes of the world.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Berlin, Germany
This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.
Lohmen, Germany
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Edinburgh, Scotland
There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.