Places Added by Sandra Lang

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.

This stone amphitheater was once part of Nazi Germany's plan to promote propaganda.

The immortal Hollywood star rests in peace in an unassuming Swiss village cemetery.

A local museum honors the history of Bamberg’s unique cultural heritage: growing crops in the heart of the city.

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.

Beer lovers thirsty for knowledge can now visit a museum devoted to the world's largest hop-growing region.

A 13th-century Swiss castle houses a collection of artifacts from the Polish diaspora.

An amazing collection of rare wind instruments where visitors can give the iconic Swiss Alphorn a toot.

The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.

Learn the incredible story of how an unassuming spa town was transformed into one of the world’s largest uranium mining sites.

This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.

An incredibly well-preserved barbershop from the 1920s was transformed into a tiny local museum.

The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."

A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”

Visitors flock to the historic birthplace of radiobalneology for its therapeutic radium treatments.

The monument honors the first (and for a long time, only) African-born philosopher to teach at a German university.

A beautiful old horse stable hosts one of the largest collections of domestic animal skeletons and taxidermy.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

Its collection commemorates the author of the iconic children's book "Heidi."

This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.

One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."

An unusual vending machine designed to support mourners during funeral ceremonies at Zurich's largest cemetery.