Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Felsenkirche (Crag Church)
A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.
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Idar-Oberstein, Germany
A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Netzschkau, Germany
The largest brick bridge in the world.
Bad Schandau, Germany
An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.
Gräfenhainichen, Germany
Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.
Magdeburg, Germany
The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."
Brunswick, Germany
Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.
Wuppertal, Germany
This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.
Worms, Germany
The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Oberhausen, Germany
An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.
Duisburg, Germany
This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.
Schipkau, Germany
The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.
Dresden, Germany
A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.
Darmstadt, Germany
A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.
Dresden, Germany
In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Büren, Germany
This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.
Munich, Germany
Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.
Duisburg, Germany
No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.
Ettal, Germany
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Binz, Germany
A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.