Kyoto, Japan
Sagano Bamboo Forest
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
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Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Hornberg, Germany
A unique showroom for bathroom fixtures featuring a giant toilet observation deck.
Freudenstadt, Germany
Inside this German disco, visitors can take a literal ride on the dance floor.
Sachsenheim, Germany
A tiny, intricate model railway system.
Flensburg, Germany
Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.
Mindelheim, Germany
Held in an old church, this clockwork museum maintains a special focus on titanic tower timepieces.
Rostock, Germany
A taxidermied stork with an arrow through its neck proved that birds migrate.
Augsburg, Germany
What appears to be an ordinary bridge is actually a rare aqueduct.
Creglingen, Germany
A collection of 4,000 thimbles that's more versatile than one might imagine.
Feucht, Germany
Small museum dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern astronautics.
Darmstadt, Germany
The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.
Lichtenhain/Bergbahn, Germany
Oberweissbacher Bergbahn - a broad-gauged cable car capable transfering railcars.
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.
Schramberg, Germany
Whimsical wash tubs row down the stream as part of this Carnival celebration.
Sinsheim, Germany
It has an American Dream Car exhibit, Europe's largest Formula One collection, and many, many mannequins.
Bad Dürkheim, Germany
World's largest barrel containing an inn.
Tübingen, Germany
One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."
Giessen, Germany
An homage to the humble watering can.
Eichenau, Germany
This small town in Germany was once a center of peppermint production, and has the museum to prove it.
Regensburg, Germany
The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.
Heidelberg, Germany
The jaw of one of humankind's earliest ancestors on display at an overlooked geology museum.
Andernach, Germany
The highest cold-water geyser in the world.
Sulzbach, Germany
Germany has its very own Centralia, whose spark remains attributed to "spontaneous combustion."
Haigerloch, Germany
The atomic museum in the basement of this German castle displays long strands of replica uranium cubes.