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Trieste, Italy

Arco di Riccardo

This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.
RichardXX Added by RichardXX
Trieste, Italy

Bora Trieste

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.
Added by lrt228
Ivenack, Germany

Oaks of Ivenack

The oldest trees in Northern Germany.
Added by Anglophilia
Lüneburg, Germany

German Salt Museum

This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.
alleywaykid Added by alleywaykid
Bremen, Germany

Bremen Drop Tower

The only microgravity tower in Europe can produce nine seconds of weightlessness.
IvyMike Added by IvyMike
Bremen, Germany

Spuckstein Gesche Gottfried

A spitting ode to a German serial killer.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Bremen, Germany

Bleikeller

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.
Luis Morato Added by Luis Morato
Bremen, Germany

Bremer Ratskeller

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.
lukefater Added by lukefater
Bremen, Germany

Der Lichtbringer (The Bearer of Light)

A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.
Luis Morato Added by Luis Morato
Bremen, Germany

House of the Glockenspiel

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.
serflac Added by serflac
Bremen, Germany

Atlantis House

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

Wilhelm Bauer

The only remaining U-boat that is still floating never actually saw any action in World War II.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Heligoland, Germany

Heligoland

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
Rendsburg, Germany

Rendsburg High Bridge

One of the last remaining railway viaducts equipped with a transporter ferry.
Added by ThomasSchneider62
Laboe, Germany

Laboe Naval Memorial

This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Hinte, Germany

Suurhusen Church

The Suurhusen church tower in Germany leans over farther than the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge

Once the longest swing bridge in Europe.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Hamburg, Germany

Miniatur Wunderland

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.
Added by NathanRisinger
Messina, Italy

Pylons of Messina

Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.
Added by Alpha
Belpasso, Italy

Mount Etna

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.
Allison Added by Allison
Carrara, Italy

Cava Museo

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.
cammycat Added by cammycat
Commessaggio, Italy

Ponte di Barche

A floating bridge leaning on barges allows pedestrians to reach the historical center.
Added by Lakehurst
Magdeburg, Germany

Grüne Zitadelle (Green Citadel)

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."
Sebastian Wortys Added by Sebastian Wortys
Leiden, Netherlands

'Zhdun' (Homunculus Loxodontus)

This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab