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Lemgo, Germany

Hexenbürgermeisterhaus

This ornate Weser Renaissance house was also the home of an infamous witch hunter.
Argenbühl, Germany

Meggen Lawn Cross

This mysterious cross appeared on a farmer's lawn in 1972 and has been attracting pilgrims ever since.
Bad Dürkheim, Germany

Bad Dürkheim Aerial Tramway

Ruins of an aerial tramway that ran for only eight years.
Wiernsheim, Germany

Bomb Bell Memorial

This bomb was once used as a church after it failed to detonate.
Garching bei München, Germany

Abacus Clock

This unique abacus hanging in the Technical University of Munich actually tells the time.
Worms, Germany

Hagendenkmal

A statue dedicated to the antihero of the Nibelung legend.
Garching bei München, Germany

Lego Extremely Large Telescope

A miniature model of what will be the world's largest telescope.
Hornberg, Germany

Duravit Design Center

A unique showroom for bathroom fixtures featuring a giant toilet observation deck.
Wittighausen, Germany

Transmission Tower 74

One of two electrical towers in Germany that have a pathway constructed through the tower's legs.
Bad Schlema, Germany

Museum Uranbergbau

Learn the incredible story of how an unassuming spa town was transformed into one of the world’s largest uranium mining sites.
Giessen, Germany

Elefantenklo

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.
Lautertal (Odenwald), Germany

Felsenmeer Lauteral

This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.
Bielefeld, Germany

Bielefeld Viaduct

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

Europe 1 Transmitter

Most powerful transmitter in Germany only broadcasts in the French language.
Sachsenheim, Germany

Strombergbahn Miniature

A tiny, intricate model railway system.
Regensburg, Germany

Regensburg Dachshund Museum

The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.
Usedom, Germany

Karnin Vertical Lift Bridge

A section of destroyed vertical lift bridge stands alone in the Peene river.
Freudenstadt, Germany

Martinique Liftable Dance Floor

Inside this German disco, visitors can take a literal ride on the dance floor.
Augsburg, Germany

Aquädukt am Roten Tor (Aqueduct at the Red Gate)

What appears to be an ordinary bridge is actually a rare aqueduct.
Giessen, Germany

Schlammbeiser Statue

Commemorating a unique medieval profession: men who collected feces.
Darmstadt, Germany

Zeppelin Hall

This remarkable parking garage in Darmstadt has lived several lives and still contains remnants of its World War I past.
Marxzell, Germany

Fahrzeugmuseum Marxzell

This private museum is packed with 20th-century traffic and technology artifacts.
Sindelfingen, Germany

"Shorty" Power Line

Shortest overhead power line in the world.