Schipkau, Germany
Bagger 258: The "Blue Wonder"
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.
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Schipkau, Germany
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.
Metten, Germany
This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.
Oppenau, Germany
This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.
Hamburg, Germany
Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.
Büren, Germany
This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.
Heidelberg, Germany
This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.
Zinnowitz, Germany
An elevator into the Baltic Sea.
Hamburg, Germany
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Binz, Germany
A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.
Ettal, Germany
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Lichtenstein, Germany
A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.
Berlin, Germany
Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Amboise, France
The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.
Astoria, Oregon
You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'
Eugene, Oregon
This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.
Fort Rock, Oregon
A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.
Lake, Oregon
Massive crater in central Oregon.
Oregon
Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.
Mitchell, Oregon
Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.