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Unusual Attractions in Germany

Berlin, Germany

Spreepark

An eerie derelict amusement park sits abandoned in Berlin.

Gablenz, Germany

Rakotzbrücke Devil's Bridge

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

Berlin, Germany

Berliner Unterwelten (Subterranean Berlin)

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

Berlin, Germany

Monster Kabinett

Part art gallery, part haunted house, this robotic art display is a terrifying experience.

Schwangau, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Berlin, Germany

Liquidrom

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

Berlin, Germany

Berlin Botanical Garden

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

Berlin, Germany

Tajikistan Tearoom

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

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Unique Food & Drink in Germany

Chicken of the Woods

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

Poire Williams

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.

Spaghettieis

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.

Berliner Weisse

Pink or green syrup turns a historic German ale into a tart, sweet delight.

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Hidden Berlin: Exploring the City’s Abandoned and Underground Spaces

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The Museum Where Racist and Oppressive Statues Go to Die

Germany has found ways to display problematic monuments without elevating them.

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August 14, 2020

Residents of Oberammergau during a dress rehearsal of its passion play, on May 10, 2010.

The Evolution of a German Town's Centuries-Old Passion Play

The final episode of TED’s Pindrop podcast looks at Oberammergau's massive production and its history of anti-Semitism.

Nochten Boulder Park, on the site of an old open-cast coal mine, is one of the newly created landscapes in the Lausitzer Seenland.

From Mining Hellscape to Holiday Paradise

How Germany's Lusatian Lakes District is remaking an entire region through broad-scale landscape re-engineering.

by Megan Gannon

Plastics appear in water and on shorelines all over the world. Microplastics—shards less than five millimeters long—are even turning up in the cases that some aquatic larvae make to protect themselves.

These Bugs Armor Themselves in Tiny Shards of Colorful Trash

Caddisfly larvae are adapting to polluted waterways, but their recycling strategy has its drawbacks.

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The wine cellar of the Johannisberg Castle, in Germany's Rhine Valley.

Tips for Responsible Drinking, From 16th-Century Germany

The writer was concerned about the rise of binge-drinking bros.

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Found: A Message in a Bottle That Went Clear Around the World and Back

But without a return address.

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Archaeologists found these Late Bronze Age feeding vessels in Vösendorf, Austria.

Found: Milk Residue That Proves Ancient Europeans Used Cute-as-Heck Baby Bottles

The clay vessels are shaped like mythical animals.

by Reina Gattuso

October 1, 2019

The Green Curtain

Germany’s Iron Curtain is now the Green Belt, but turning the old border into a haven for wildlife has taken much more than just letting it be.

by Andrew Curry

September 29, 2019

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