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Hunedoara, Romania

Corvin Castle

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
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Praid, Romania

Salina Praid

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Vejle, Denmark

Haraldskær Woman

When this Iron Age bog body was discovered in 1835, it was thought that she had died recently.
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Hamburg, Germany

Blankenese Shipwrecks

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.
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Assen, Netherlands

Yde Girl

Remarkably preserved body discovered in a peat bog.
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Schleswig, Germany

The Bog Bodies at the Schleswig-Holstein Landesmuseum

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.
Alicia Bones Added by Alicia Bones
Lübeck, Germany

Medieval Courtyards of Lübeck

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.
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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
Bremerhaven, Germany

Wilhelm Bauer

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

Museum of Medical History Hamburg

Wax models of disease and deformity are on display at this German medical museum.
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Hamburg, Germany

Impaled Skull of Klaus Stortebeker

Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Hamburg, Germany

Harry’s Harbor Bazaar

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.
Meg Added by Meg
Malmedy, Belgium

The Tomb of Mr. Hawarden at Malmédy

A gender-bending antihero's grave, where lies the inspiration for both book and film.
Laetitia Petruzzella Added by Laetitia Petruzzella
Kalkar, Germany

Wunderland Kalkar

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.
Added by Alpha
Liège, Belgium

Fort de la Chartreuse

This abandoned Belgian fortress is purposefully being left to nature.
Added by thierrylechanteur
Siegen, Germany

Hainer Stollen

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.
Added by Maya W
Duisburg, Germany

Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.
Added by waveparticlepixel
Orp-Jauche, Belgium

The Grottoes of Folx-les-Caves

Ancient man-made caves underneath small town Belgium.
Added by anderl
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany

Spitzhäuschen

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Added by TheJaice
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Jheronimus Bosch Art Center

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.
Added by emmaversteegh
Borgloon, Belgium

Reading Between The Lines

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Remouchamps, Belgium

Caves of Remouchamps

Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.
michelle Added by michelle
Eindhoven, Netherlands

Van Gogh Bicycle Path

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.
Added by Enzo RhodeHagen
Maastricht, Netherlands

St. Pietersberg Caves

Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.
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