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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.
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Bremen, Germany

Atlantis House

One room inside this building mesmerizes all with its parabolic dome.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Hanover, Germany

Aegidien Church War Memorial

After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.
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Überherrn, Germany

Europe 1 Transmitter

Most powerful transmitter in Germany only broadcasts in the French language.
Added by Alpha
Giessen, Germany

Schlammbeiser Statue

Commemorating a unique medieval profession: men who collected feces.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Worms, Germany

Hagendenkmal

A statue dedicated to the antihero of the Nibelung legend.
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Usedom, Germany

Karnin Vertical Lift Bridge

A section of destroyed vertical lift bridge stands alone in the Peene river.
Added by Alpha
Brück, Germany

Brück Aerial Testing Facility

The metal-free wooden towers of Brück.
Added by Alpha
Elsdorf, Germany

Hambach Surface Mine

This mine is home to the largest man-made hole in Europe.
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Bielefeld, Germany

Bielefeld Viaduct

This viaduct serves as a reminder of World War II.
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Wittighausen, Germany

Transmission Tower 74

One of two electrical towers in Germany that have a pathway constructed through the tower's legs.
Added by ThomasSchneider62
Hinterweidenthal, Germany

Kaltenbacher Teufelstisch (The Devil's Table)

It's said the devil used this mushroom rock as a table for a late-night meal.
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Giessen, Germany

The Three Gossips

A statue beloved by—and named by—the local townsfolk it represents.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Corpus Christi Procession

Celebrating the Eucharist, the day is a legal holiday in many parts of Germany.
Königstein im Taunus, Germany

Grosser Feldberg Telecommunication Tower

World's only telecommunication tower with a wooden pinnacle.
Added by Alpha
Wiesloch, Germany

Stadtapotheke Wiesloch

This inconspicuous pharmacy went down in history as the first gas station in the world after fueling the first road trip ever taken.
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Giessen, Germany

Elefantenklo

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Göttingen, Germany

Gauss-Weber Telegraph Memorial

It commemorates one of the world's earliest telegraphs.
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Freudenstadt, Germany

Martinique Liftable Dance Floor

Inside this German disco, visitors can take a literal ride on the dance floor.
Added by ThomasSchneider62
Sachsenheim, Germany

Strombergbahn Miniature

A tiny, intricate model railway system.
Added by ThomasSchneider62
Dannenfels, Germany

Adlerbogen (Eagle Arch)

A triumphal steel arch on the side of a German mountain.
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Darmstadt, Germany

Museum Jagdschloss Kranichstein

This baroque palace displays an impressive collection of taxidermy, art, and rare objects from the days of courtly hunting.
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Cochem, Germany

Bundesbank Bunker Cochem

This Cold War–era fallout shelter was actually a storage facility for the nation's emergency currency.
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Schwerin, Germany

The Ducal Family Crypt in the Church of St. Nikolai

Seventeen members of the local royal family are interred in this Baroque church in northern Germany.
libusepremyslid Added by libusepremyslid