Discover Abandoned Airfield Rangsdorf in Rangsdorf, Germany: The ruined remains of the airport Claus von Stauffenberg departed in his failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.
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Ordensburg Vogelsang
Discover Ordensburg Vogelsang in Schleiden, Germany: This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.
Castle Werdenfels
Discover Castle Werdenfels in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.
St. Nicholas Church
Discover St. Nicholas Church in Gommern, Germany: The resting place of 18th century German mummies.
Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp
Discover Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in Lohheide, Germany: A Nazi concentration camp and Anne Frank's place of death.
Einsteinturm
Discover Einsteinturm in Potsdam, Germany: Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.
Eisbachwelle
Discover Eisbachwelle in Munich, Germany: Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.
Pinkelbaum (Peeing Tree)
Discover Pinkelbaum (Peeing Tree) in Frankfurt, Germany: After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.
Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station
Discover Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station in Berlin, Germany: Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Dingolfing Ossuary
Discover Dingolfing Ossuary in Dingolfing, Germany: In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.
German Food Additives Museum
Discover German Food Additives Museum in Hamburg, Germany: A fascinating little museum dedicated to the thousands of chemical substances concealed in our food.
The Gehry Buildings of Dusseldorf Harbor
Discover The Gehry Buildings of Dusseldorf Harbor in Dusseldorf, Germany: Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.
The Largest Roman Gate Still Standing: Porta Nigra
Discover Porta Nigra in Trier, Germany: The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Schönheitengalerie (Gallery of Beauties)
Discover Schönheitengalerie (Gallery of Beauties) in Munich, Germany: King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.
Ehekarussell
Discover Ehekarussell in Nuremberg, Germany: This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.
Dahlem-Dorf U-Bahn Station Benches
Discover Dahlem-Dorf U-Bahn Station Benches in Berlin, Germany: A traditional U-Bahn station in Berlin gets a string of rather untraditional benches.
Plastinarium
Discover Plastinarium in Guben, Germany: The home of the morbid art of corpse plastination is open for visitors to view the fascinating, but stomach-churning process.
The Bog Bodies at the Schleswig-Holstein Landesmuseum
Discover The Bog Bodies at the Schleswig-Holstein Landesmuseum in Schleswig, Germany: Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.
Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies” is a Real Bridge in Germany
Discover Bridge of Spies in Germany: Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.
Cologne’s Love Locks Bridge
Discover Cologne's Love Locks Bridge in Cologne, Germany: Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.