Year: 2015

Heidelberg Tun

Discover Heidelberg Tun in Heidelberg, Germany: Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

Herrenchiemsee Neues Schloss

Discover Herrenchiemsee Neues Schloss in Chiemsee, Germany: Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

St. Petersglocke

Discover St. Petersglocke in Cologne, Germany: The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

Ehekarussell

Discover Ehekarussell in Nuremberg, Germany: This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

Europe’s Largest Pipe Organ

Discover Europe's Largest Pipe Organ in Passau, Germany: When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

Mühlenplatz

Discover Mühlenplatz in Oberweser, Germany: The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.

Wasserturm Prenzlauer Berg

Discover Wasserturm Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, Germany: This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

Berchtesgaden Salt Mine

Discover Berchtesgaden Salt Mine in Berchtesgaden, Germany: Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

Fuggerei

Discover Fuggerei in Augsburg, Germany: In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.

Kloster Allerheiligen

Discover Kloster Allerheiligen in Oppenau, Germany: This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

Museum of Sepulchral Culture

Discover Museum of Sepulchral Culture in Kassel, Germany: This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

Tropical Islands Resort

Discover Tropical Islands Resort in Halbe, Germany: It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.

Führerbunker Parking Lot

Discover Führerbunker Parking Lot in Berlin, Germany: The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

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