Places stephlt25 Wants to Go

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

A monumental golden thumb rises as an iconic homage to Nouveau Réalisme, bold in scale and unapologetic in spirit.

This extremely narrow tenement boasts a maximum occupancy of just two.

Cages that once displayed the bodies of executed leaders hang from a German church tower.

A preserved Nazi labor camp now has a Holocaust museum on site and memorials to the thousands that died while imprisoned at the camp.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

A small museum dedicated to the small—but mighty—Nürnberger Rostbratwurst.

The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

This demonic monument commemorates a carving destroyed in World War II.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.

Commemorating Frankfurt's Jewish community and 11,908 victims of the Holocaust.

A unique public space where the walkway is paved with thousands of porcelain tiles.

This brass doorknob is a nod to a local literary figure.

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

A statue beloved by—and named by—the local townsfolk it represents.

This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.