A place as enchanting as the journey to reach it is harrowing.

The third largest ship breaking yard in the world has created an eerie shipping graveyard in southern Pakistan.

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.

Learn the incredible story of how an unassuming spa town was transformed into one of the world’s largest uranium mining sites.

The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."

A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.

One of the last remaining railway viaducts equipped with a transporter ferry.

This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

Oberweissbacher Bergbahn - a broad-gauged cable car capable transfering railcars.

Constructed by forced laborers, this submarine pen is now a museum and war memorial.

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships.

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.

Small museum dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern astronautics.

The atomic museum in the basement of this German castle displays long strands of replica uranium cubes.

A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.

1898 German railroad depot museum with working engines, steam train excursions, and hands-on displays.

A steam powered train that runs on city streets.

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.

This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.

The monumental home of Prussia’s eccentric "Cannon King."

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.