Brussels, Belgium
The Musical Instrument Museum
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
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Brussels, Belgium
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
Brussels, Belgium
When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.
Brussels, Belgium
In the middle of a Brussels roundabout, a cargo container balancing on its edge.
Berlin, Germany
The largest stretch of the Berlin Wall is right on top of the former SS headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
One of the largest numismatic collections in Europe fell victim to a huge theft.
Berlin, Germany
Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.
Berlin, Germany
Largely overlooked, this little fountain on Museum Island is a whimsical tribute to a Prussian king nicknamed the “Fatty Flounder.”
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Munich, Germany
The telescope that discovered Neptune.
Königswinter, Germany
This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."
Königswinter, Germany
A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.
Leverkusen, Germany
Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.
Cologne, Germany
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Cologne, Germany
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Dusseldorf, Germany
This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.
Duisburg, Germany
This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.
Bottrop, Germany
This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.
Essen, Germany
The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.
Bochum, Germany
The world’s largest museum dedicated to mining, complete with an underground show cave.