Land Nordrhein-Westfalen

Places in this region

Schwebebahn Wuppertal

This "floating railway" is the world's oldest monorail system

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

Inspired Inventions, Retro-Tech | Edited by Alpha, Dylan and others

Church of St. Ursula

Church filled the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs, or so they say

The short version of the story goes a little something like this: Saint Ursula was a Roman-British Princess who, in the 300s, decided she would go on a pan-European pilgrimage. She packed a boat... »

Relics and Reliquaries, Ossuaries, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by michelle, majoun and others