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The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."

This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.

One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.

Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.

This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.

Two gravestones clasp hands over the religious divide.

The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.

At the base of this tower, a plaque marks the original center point of the Netherlands.

This monument pays homage to a classic Dutch tune.

The world's largest collection of ships in bottles.

A statue of the Swiss cartoon character stands outside the school that inspired his creator.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

Organisms normally seen under a microscope decorate this church.

The gargoyles and grotesques of the 21st century are here—22 emoji built into a new building in the Netherlands.

This artificial ring island was built to hold cubic tons of polluted dirt.

This steel frame is a skeletal mirage of a lost 16th-century stone building.

A farm turned upside down.

This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.

Mosaics created from 11 million cigar bands.

The portrait of a man from Japan who sent weekly letters to a Dutch hotel he never visited.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

This abandoned gold mine found a second life as a post-apocalyptic film set.