Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

This obscene artwork on the side of a newspaper office pokes fun at a rival paper's former editor-in-chief.

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.

No need to strap in for a "ride" on this walkable roller coaster.

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."