On the area of Finsing Hydroelectric Plant, there is an exhibition of debris, which were caught by the maintenance staff of the hydroelectricpower plants in Munich area out of the water. The... »

Unique Collections | Edited by Alpha

Since we humans settled down into agricultural communities and domesticated animals, about ten thousand years ago, we have been pickling vegetables, salting meats, and aging cheese. Butchering, in... »

Unique Collections | Edited by M Rebekah Otto and Dylan

As you enter St. Peter's church bear left, and halfway down the aisle you will find a glass coffin bearing the skeleton of Saint Munditia. Sewn into a transparent body stocking covered with gold... »

Relics and Reliquaries | Edited by spinkk and Dylan

This abandoned NSA field station sits atop an 80 meter artificial hill in the Grunewald forest on the west edge of Berlin. The hill has a noteworthy history: created from the post-WWII debris of... »

Incredible Ruins | Edited by blainedoneill

In Kurt Vonnegut's book Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death, the main character Billy Pilgram is captured by the Germans and taken to Dresden. In Dresden, Billy... »

Disaster Areas, Incredible Ruins, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by

King Ludwig I of Bavaria had a thing for the ladies, and he filled a hall at Schloss Nymphenburg, the summer palace near Munich, with portraits of his favorites. Ludwig I (grandfather to "Mad... »

Unique Collections | Edited by Annetta

The wedding of the 16th century duke most famous for building the first brewery in Munich is celebrated every day in the huge mechanical clock on Marienplatz. 43 bells and 32 life-sized figures... »

Astounding Timepieces, Musical Wonders | Edited by Annetta

According to legend, in 1468 architect Jorg von Halspach went looking for money to build a new cathedral in Munich and ended up making a bargain with the Devil: the Devil would provide the funds... »

Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Annetta

To see the asparagus museum as nothing more then a wacky collection about an arbitrary vegetable is to deeply misunderstand Germany's deep connections to the slender green vegetable. For in... »

Extraordinary Flora, Unique Collections | Edited by

The Schwebebahn Wuppertal or literally translated the "Floating Railway of Wuppertal" has a storied past. First off, it is the worlds oldest monorail and as a "suspended" monorail it runs by... »

Inspired Inventions, Retro-Tech | Edited by Alpha