Year: 2013

Document Neupfarrplatz

Discover Document Neupfarrplatz in Regensburg, Germany: From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

Prora

Discover Prora in Binz, Germany: Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.

St. Nicholas Church

Discover St. Nicholas Church in Gommern, Germany: The resting place of 18th century German mummies.

Eisbachwelle

Discover Eisbachwelle in Munich, Germany: Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

The Kongresshalle, Nuremberg

Discover The Kongresshalle, Nuremberg in Nuremberg, Germany: This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

The Kongresshalle, Nuremberg

Discover The Kongresshalle, Nuremberg in Nuremberg, Germany: This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

Zeppelin Museum

Discover Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen, Germany: Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.

Mengenlehreuhr

Discover Mengenlehreuhr in Berlin, Germany: The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.

Volklinger Ironworks

Discover Volklinger Ironworks in Völklingen, Germany: A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

Marktkirche

Discover Marktkirche in Hanover, Germany: Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

Gasometer Oberhausen

Discover Gasometer Oberhausen in Oberhausen, Germany: An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

Teufelskanzel & Hexenaltar

Discover Teufelskanzel & Hexenaltar in Sankt Andreasberg, Germany: Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar.".

Ferropolis

Discover Ferropolis in Gräfenhainichen, Germany: Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.

Bagger 258: The “Blue Wonder”

Discover Bagger 258: The "Blue Wonder" in 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.

Sanssouci Palace

Discover Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany: The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

Asamkirche

Discover Asamkirche in Munich, Germany: Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Spreewald

Discover Spreewald in Lübben, Germany: Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

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