An exciting journey of discovery across the republic - and a book full of surprises. Geographer and journalist Pia Volk has explored the areas between the Wadden Sea and the Allgäu, between the banks of the Main in Frankfurt and the Sorbian region, and has come across a host of quirky and strange places: an oak tree with its own address, a submerged Atlantis in the North Sea, a chandelier in the Cologne sewer system, the last remaining border lock for Soviet zone agents. Engaging and entertaining, Pia Volk leads us to geographical and historical curiosities and teaches us to see our own country with new eyes. Secret spots, obscure objects, bizarre landscapes - Germany off the beaten path. The places described are spread throughout Germany. For all those interested in geography and history.