Wielenbach, Germany
Hardtkapelle Wielenbach
A hole in the floor of this chapel is said to have been created by a footprint of the devil.
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Wielenbach, Germany
A hole in the floor of this chapel is said to have been created by a footprint of the devil.
Bremen, Germany
A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.
Flensburg, Germany
Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.
Bamberg, Germany
Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.
Dusseldorf, Germany
This concrete church spent a period of its history as a World War II bunker.
Schwerin, Germany
Seventeen members of the local royal family are interred in this Baroque church in northern Germany.
Zossen, Germany
Several of these strange cone-shaped bunkers can still be seen around the former Nazi headquarters.
Mainz, Germany
A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.
Cuxhaven, Germany
WWII rocket launchpad in rural Germany and site of operation backfire.
Tübingen, Germany
The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.
Chemnitz, Germany
One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.
Stuttgart, Germany
This natural hill rose another 130 feet from the debris and rubble added after World War II.
Schwerin, Germany
Germany's last remaining Lenin statue has become a lightning rod of debate about the country's divided past.
Mettlach, Germany
Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."
Siegen, Germany
One of the only spherical 19th century gas containers left today.
Hettingen, Germany
Opulent period costumes and murals lead you on a journey through fashion history.
Wehringen, Germany
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.
Detmold, Germany
This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.
Berlin, Germany
One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.
Essen, Germany
Tucked away in a small German apartment is an eclectic museum devoted to West African vodun culture.
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
These abandoned Cold War-era bunkers are now a designated refuge for endangered bat species.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.
Neustadt am Kulm, Germany
A tiny basalt mountain with an observation tower overlooking the beautiful Bavarian countryside.
Waldeck, Germany
A century-long search for a church that was never there.