Lemgo, Germany
Karl Junker House
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
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Lemgo, Germany
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Dresden, Germany
When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.
Berlin, Germany
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
Berlin, Germany
An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."
Wustermark, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Auerstedt, Germany
Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Berlin, Germany
A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.
Ettal, Germany
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Berlin, Germany
Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
Berlin, Germany
This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.
Berlin, Germany
The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Berlin, Germany
A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Lohmen, Germany
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Berlin, Germany
A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Blankenburg (Harz), Germany
A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.
Herzberg am Harz, Germany
What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.
Scarbro, West Virginia
Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.