Herzberg, Germany
Deutschlandsender III
Remains of a huge radio tower.
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Herzberg, Germany
Remains of a huge radio tower.
Jettingen-Scheppach, Germany
The world's first jet-powered aircraft were assembled by the Germans in this secret factory in the forest during WWII.
Frankfurt, Germany
This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.
Überherrn, Germany
Most powerful transmitter in Germany only broadcasts in the French language.
Worms, Germany
A statue dedicated to the antihero of the Nibelung legend.
Bielefeld, Germany
This viaduct serves as a reminder of World War II.
Usedom, Germany
A section of destroyed vertical lift bridge stands alone in the Peene river.
Berlin, Germany
Art installations, derelict railcars, and endangered grasshoppers all call this south Berlin park home.
Königstein im Taunus, Germany
World's only telecommunication tower with a wooden pinnacle.
Darmstadt, Germany
This remarkable parking garage in Darmstadt has lived several lives and still contains remnants of its World War I past.
Strausberg, Germany
A unique, free-floating electric ferry may be the only of its kind in Europe.
Augsburg, Germany
Deep in the forest next to Augsburg are abandoned bunkers and bullet traps from the region's military past.
Cochem, Germany
This Cold War–era fallout shelter was actually a storage facility for the nation's emergency currency.
Augsburg, Germany
What appears to be an ordinary bridge is actually a rare aqueduct.
Rheinsberg, Germany
This decommissioned nuclear power plant offers tours of its Communist-era control room and reactor hall.
Rendsburg, Germany
One of the last remaining railway viaducts equipped with a transporter ferry.
Mönchengladbach, Germany
This highrise residential building looks mundane, but hides a water tower and WWII bunker.
Andernach, Germany
The highest cold-water geyser in the world.
Dusseldorf, Germany
This concrete church spent a period of its history as a World War II bunker.
Cuxhaven, Germany
WWII rocket launchpad in rural Germany and site of operation backfire.
Chemnitz, Germany
One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.
Lichtenhain/Bergbahn, Germany
Oberweissbacher Bergbahn - a broad-gauged cable car capable transfering railcars.
Schwerin, Germany
Germany's last remaining Lenin statue has become a lightning rod of debate about the country's divided past.
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.