Oppenheim, Germany
Michaelskapelle Ossuary
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
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Oppenheim, Germany
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
Hamburg, Germany
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Wonsees, Germany
These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.
Beelitz, Germany
Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.
Munich, Germany
Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.
Duisburg, Germany
No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.
Auerstedt, Germany
Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Binz, Germany
A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.
Berlin, Germany
This conical hill was built as a testing ground for an engineer known as the Glider King.
Berlin, Germany
These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.
Berlin, Germany
Floating swimming pool within a moored vessel.
Lemgo, Germany
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Saalfeld, Germany
"The most colorful grottoes of the world.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
Berlin, Germany
Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Berlin, Germany
Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.
Munich, Germany
A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.
Munich, Germany
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.