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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 celebrations surrounding Walpurgis Night, at the beginning of May, brings out the witch-kitsch culture of Germany's Harz highlands.

Witch Kitsch and Dark History in Germany's Harz Mountains

From fairy tale towns to torture devices to absurd attractions.

by Kristen J. Sollée

January 12, 2021

Behold, the alluring glow of the fiery bowl.

The Flaming Cocktail Cauldrons of German Christmas

Make things boozy and bright with feuerzangenbowle.

December 18, 2020

He was frustratingly skilled at slicing up maps.

How German Librarians Finally Caught an Elusive Book Thief

For decades, often using a fake identity, he stole antique maps worth thousands of dollars each.

by Jeffrey Arlo Brown

November 23, 2020

The well-preserved wreck lies nearly 300 feet below the surface.

Found: A Shipwrecked Nazi Steamer, Still Filled With Cargo

It carried soldiers, military vehicles, and sealed crates that divers can't wait to open.

by Isaac Schultz

October 21, 2020

Is this Tuiavii and his wife? Probably not.

The Hoax Book That Became an Anarchist and Hippie Bible

'The Papalagi'—supposedly written by a Samoan chief in 1920—offered a societal critique, but carried on a problematic racial trope.

by Jordan Todorov

September 8, 2020

One of the objects in the museum is the head of a 60-foot-tall statue of Vladimir Lenin.

The Museum Where Racist and Oppressive Statues Go to Die

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

by Daniela Blei

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 Far Flung 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.

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