An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

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

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

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

Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

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

Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.

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.

This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.