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Dragon’s Teeth and Doom Turtle Tanks

Join Zuko and Baymax on a unique hike through Lambsborn, Germany, as they explore the remnants of the Siegfried Line (Germany’s WWII antitank barrier) and uncover the story behind the “Dragon’s Teeth” and the heaviest American tank, the “Doom Turtle.”

Europe’s memorial stumbling stones

Small brass cobblestones across Europe form a massive memorial to former citizens who were victims of Nazi persecution. Each tells the story of an individual life.

The Gutenberg Bible

What makes the Gutenberg Bible unique? And where can you go to see an original from the 1400s?

The ghost liberated by the U.S. Army

USAG Bavaria installations in Grafenwöhr and Vilseck have a ghostly neighbor who haunts the dark rural roads and abandoned mines around the village of Freihung.

The curious case of medieval cats

Have you ever noticed the cats in medieval paintings or in the margins of manuscripts and wondered why they were painted with such dopey faces and strange poses? Did artists just not know how to paint them or is there intention behind their comical proportions and bulging eyes?

Bamberg in three pours

In this three-pour story, come along to Bamberg for a beer-themed day. Walk to Michaelsburg Monastery, tour the Franconian Brewery Museum and cap the day off with a smoked beer from Schlenkerla Brewery

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