Blaubeuren, Germany
The Blautopf
In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.
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Blaubeuren, Germany
In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.
Bremen, Germany
Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.
Passau, Germany
Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.
Netzschkau, Germany
The largest brick bridge in the world.
Bingen, Germany
The many—66 to be exact—faces of the German forest.
Lohheide, Germany
A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.
Bad Schussenried, Germany
This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.
Schleswig, Germany
Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.
Magdeburg, Germany
The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."
Oberweser, Germany
The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.
Quedlinburg, Germany
The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.
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.
Hildesheim, Germany
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
Cham, Germany
In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.
Thale, Germany
This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.
Donaueschingen, Germany
The great Danube river starts here.
Metten, Germany
This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.
Oppenau, Germany
This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.
Halbe, Germany
It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.
Büren, Germany
This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.