Places wastlde Wants to Go

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

Fall down the rabbit hole into a surreal journey of human consciousness "from ass to soul."

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.

Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.

Along the banks of the River Rhine lies a park that seems unassuming, but beneath the surface lies a long and fascinating history.

Once the longest swing bridge in Europe.

One room inside this building mesmerizes all with its parabolic dome.

A medieval gate once used as a prison and how home to a city museum.

A decomissioned facility where the German "Transrapid" maglev trains were once tested.

Power line with pylons on huge concrete bases to prevent terrorist attacks.

Hidden in the forest are the remains of a former World War II chemical plant.

On high feast days, the entire blue-glass front of this modern church opens up to reveal the small wooden church inside.

Remains of a huge radio tower.

A unique collection of electric insulators on display in a former transformer station.

The remnants of a fictional Viking village film set now serve as an educational and historical hotspot.

A moving and macabre World War I-era painting by the great artist Otto Dix.

This tiny German village has staked claim to being the center of the union following Brexit.

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

Most powerful transmitter in Germany only broadcasts in the French language.

A triumphal steel arch on the side of a German mountain.

This mine is home to the largest man-made hole in Europe.