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Berlin, Germany

Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station

Wuppertal, Germany

Schwebebahn Wuppertal

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Copenhagen, Denmark

Tivoli Gardens

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Borre, Denmark

Møns Klint

A natural wonder in south Denmark.
Laboe, Germany

Laboe Naval Memorial

Kiel, Germany


The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.
Binz, Germany


Göttingen, Germany

The Göttingen Collection of Mathematical Models

These beautiful objects represent beautiful ideas.
Hamburg, Germany

St. Pauli Elbtunnel

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
Sankt Andreasberg, Germany

Teufelskanzel & Hexenaltar

Wernigerode, Germany

The Brocken

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.
Lohmen, Germany

The Bastei

Dresden, Germany

Dresden Frauenkirche

Oranienburg, Germany

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

Lübben, Germany


Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.
Beelitz, Germany

Beelitz Heilstätten

Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.
Potsdam, Germany


Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.
Wustermark, Germany

Hitler's Olympic Village

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Potsdam, Germany


A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

Bridge of Spies

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.
Berlin, Germany


This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.
Berlin, Germany


This conical hill was built as a testing ground for an engineer known as the Glider King.
Berlin, Germany

Spandauer Zitadelle (Spandau Citadel)

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.
Berlin, Germany


An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."