Lich, Germany
Heiliger Stein (Holy Stone)
A Neolithic burial site erected around 3000 BC.
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Lich, Germany
A Neolithic burial site erected around 3000 BC.
Amöneburg, Germany
Amöneburg is a town perched on top of a basalt mountain in the middle of an ancient meteor crater.
Oppenheim, Germany
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
Mettlach, Germany
Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."
Bad Bergzabern, Germany
This museum in the small German city offers a unique glimpse into World War II history.
Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz, Germany
Inside the Herxheim museum can be seen the horrifying remains of what were probably the victims of acts of prehistoric mass cannibalism
Sinsheim, Germany
It has an American Dream Car exhibit, Europe's largest Formula One collection, and many, many mannequins.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.
Eisenach, Germany
The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.
Frauenwald, Germany
This German "living museum" is maybe a bit too immersive.
Kasendorf, Germany
For centuries, Germans have been dancing in trees.
Cham, Germany
A museum of broadcasting with an array of vintage equipment and its own active transmitter.
Metten, Germany
This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.
Nördlingen, Germany
A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.
Stuttgart, Germany
The remains of three Luftwaffe launch pads designed for manned anti-aircraft missiles.
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
These abandoned Cold War-era bunkers are now a designated refuge for endangered bat species.
Haigerloch, Germany
The atomic museum in the basement of this German castle displays long strands of replica uranium cubes.
Lichtenstein, Germany
A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.
Argenbühl, Germany
This mysterious cross appeared on a farmer's lawn in 1972 and has been attracting pilgrims ever since.
Munich, Germany
This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.
Wehringen, Germany
Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.
Augsburg, Germany
Deep in the forest next to Augsburg are abandoned bunkers and bullet traps from the region's military past.
Roggenburg, Germany
Bring out your dead (saints that have been festooned and bejeweled, so that we can parade them around the town)!
Altenmünster, Germany
Hidden in the forest are the remains of a former World War II chemical plant.