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Niederfinow, Germany

Schiffshebewerk Niederfinow

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.
Added by Spruance
Neustadt, Germany

The Mummy of Knight Kahlbutz

The natural mummy of the less than chivalrous Knight Kahlbutz.
Added by Alpha
Rostock, Germany

Zoological Collection of the University of Rostock

A taxidermied stork with an arrow through its neck proved that birds migrate.
Josh Added by Josh
Boroughbridge, England

Devil's Arrows

At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.
MJ Wayland Added by MJ Wayland
Schwielowsee, Germany

Einstein's Summer House

Before he was forced to flee the country under Nazi rule, Albert Einstein spent his summers in this custom-built lakeside house near Berlin.
gypsyblue Added by gypsyblue
Flensburg, Germany

Mumiengrotte (Mummy's Cave)

Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.
Added by TheCowFeltHappy
Potsdam, Germany

Potsdam-Pirschheide Train Station

In a divided Germany, Potsdam's "central" train station was relocated to the city's southern suburbs to avoid West Berlin.
rootberlin Added by rootberlin
London, England

Wapping Hydraulic Power Station

This hydraulic power system in London was, at one time, seen as a rival to electricity and the last of its kind to shut down.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Wielenbach, Germany

Hardtkapelle Wielenbach

A hole in the floor of this chapel is said to have been created by a footprint of the devil.
Added by ThomasSchneider62
Passau, Germany

Europe's Largest Pipe Organ

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.
Added by ellepibi
Heidelberg, Germany

The Prinzhorn Collection

A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.
alleywaykid Added by alleywaykid
Bottrop, Germany

Tetrahedron in Bottrop

This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.
cavok86 Added by cavok86
Kasendorf, Germany

The Dance Linden

For centuries, Germans have been dancing in trees.
Sarah Laskow Added by Sarah Laskow
Passau, Germany

Broken Glass Villa

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.
FraeuleinS Added by FraeuleinS
Rottweil, Germany

ThyssenKrupp Test Tower

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.
jfrank Added by jfrank
Blaubeuren, Germany

The Blautopf

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.
Ravty Added by Ravty
Kassel, Germany

Artists Necropolis (Künstler-Nekropole)

At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.
Added by noprofile
Tübingen, Germany

Tübingen University Paleontological Collection

One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."
Vololona Added by Vololona
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

WaldMenschen Sculpture Trail

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.
MatthewSetzer Added by MatthewSetzer
Recklinghausen, Germany

Kunstgallerie Glas Haus (Art Gallery Glass House)

This small gallery nestled inside an old botanical glasshouse is a quiet place to enjoy art and nature.
Added by mrfancypantsisawsome
Göttingen, Germany

Planetenweg Göttingen

A 1:2 billion-scale solar system leads visitors into this German university town.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Thale, Germany

Hexentanzplatz (Witches' Dance Floor)

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.
gypsyblue Added by gypsyblue
Wiesbaden, Germany

Wiesbaden Kurhaus Spielbank

A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.
FrustratedFormerContributor Added by FrustratedFormerContributor
Prague, Czechia

Dripstone Wall

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble