Munich, Germany
Pinakothek der Moderne Futuro House
One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.
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Munich, Germany
One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.
Kiel, Germany
Legend claims these are the heads of executed criminals, magically turned to stone.
Goslar, Germany
This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.
Göttingen, Germany
A staggering collection of satellite models and actual flight parts.
Magdeburg, Germany
A six-story, asymmetrical tower filled to the brim with scientific experiments.
Hamburg, Germany
This red light district plaza memorializes the Fab Four and their historic connection to the area.
Hanover, Germany
This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.
Bremen, Germany
One room inside this building mesmerizes all with its parabolic dome.
Cologne, Germany
The largest mosque in Germany.
Chemnitz, Germany
One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.
Kiel, Germany
The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.
Berlin, Germany
An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.
Ulm, Germany
Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.
Hirschau, Germany
A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships.
Mechernich, Germany
This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.
Usterling, Germany
Nestled within a German forest is an intriguing, growing rock.
Kassel, Germany
At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.
Bottrop, Germany
This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.
Hamburg, Germany
This wooden hotel is a temple to German sustainability and forest conservation.
Essen, Germany
The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.
Frankfurt, Germany
Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.
Garching bei München, Germany
Four-story slides send people whizzing through the math department at this Munich university.
Nordstrand, Germany
A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.
Lübbenau/Spreewald, Germany
A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.