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This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.

This small museum takes the business of clowning quite seriously.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

A museum dedicated to an elusive cryptid.

Take a selfie with one of the area’s founding fathers.

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

Defaced since the early 80s, this bridge has become local icon to the metalheads and residents of the city.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

One of the largest vehicles ever built is now open to the public.

The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.

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.

An unusual bronze bus shelter is actually an art installation commenting on the city's history with the Nazi party.

After falling into disuse, this imposing department store found new life as a Hollywood backdrop and a theater.

This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.

A unique museum that explores the history of computing and digital culture in East Germany.

Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.

Human figures and faces are carved into the sandstone surrounding this cave in Czechia.

Near Dresden, a scenic medieval castle ruin offers atmospheric views, educational ties to forestry, and a glimpse into Saxony’s past.

A museum dedicated to telling lies in service of the truth.

The largest manmade caves in Europe now function as a motorbike club's headquarters.