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| Edited by Rachel

Situated on Berlin's Museum Island, the Pergamon Museum houses original, reconstructed monumental buildings such as the Pergamon Altar and the Market Gate of Miletus. Both of these extraordinary... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by Dampo, atimian and others

Berlin is home to world's first and only museum to honor the legendary New York punk band the Ramones. The museum's founder Flo Hayler started his collection of Ramones memorabilia 18 years ago,... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by Dampo, atimian and others

Dusseldorf Harbour has been an area of workers, industry and trade for decades. However, when one of the largest companies, Mannesmann, closed their operations, the harbour became dilapidated.... »

| Edited by Dampo

Although they look somewhat decorative today, the Winkel Towers of Stuttgart were once very successful bomb shelters designed under the Nazis and were built throughout Germany during the war.... »

Unusual Monuments, Incredible Ruins, Outsider Architecture | Edited by serflac, atimian and others

A lot of people on farms don't name their livestock for fear of getting too attached. After years of being on the front-line of pork manufacture, an abattoir in Stuttgart went the opposite... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by boldra, atimian and others

City beaches are big business in Berlin, a city, which is glaringly missing a sea beach. Every summer, Berliners flock to lakes, numerous public swimming pools, as well as city beaches, strung... »

Watery Wonders, Commercial Curiosities, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Tawsam and atimian

On February 13, 1945, during the final stages of WWII, large air raids, conducted by Allied Forces virtually flattened the old town of Dresden. Among the destroyed buildings considered some of the... »

Unusual Monuments | Edited by Tawsam and atimian

In January 2010, thieves made a daring escape with one of the treasures of the Hamburg Museum collection: the skull of 14th century pirate Klaus Stortebeker, best known for getting up after his... »

Relics and Reliquaries | Edited by Annetta

Böttcherstraße narrowly snakes its way 330 feet through the center of Bremen. Unlike its surroundings, Böttcherstraße is a narrow alleyway, lined with brick expressionist houses. Outwardly, the... »

Outsider Art, Musical Wonders | Edited by serflac, atimian and others