What significance does a picture shrine on the Wasseralfinger Brauenberg hold for artist pastor Sieger Köder? What is the story behind the strange metal plates and pipes that protrude from the ground below the ski lift's valley station? Why does there seem to be a paintbrush in the ceiling mural of the town church? And which house in Aalen was simply lifted up over 100 years ago? Every city is full of secrets, filled with puzzling remnants from the past. In Aalen and Wasseralfingen, with their dynamic histories, there are particularly many of these intriguing relics. Journalists Eva-Maria Bast and Sybille Schwenk have embarked on a quest for clues: they searched for 50 remnants from the past, researched their stories, and often found locals connected to these tales. In the process, the authors made both amusing and thought-provoking discoveries.