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House Attacks at MUMOK in Viena, Austria
Permanently Closed

Vienna, Austria

House Attack

The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.

Dasparkhotel

Ottensheim, Austria

Dasparkhotel

A unique opportunity to stay the night in retrofitted sections of sewer pipe.

The current signage.

Tarsdorf, Austria

Fugging, Austria

English-speaking soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II, before the town’s name changed.

Gasometer Town

Vienna, Austria

Gasometer Town

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

Green Lake

Tal, Austria

Green Lake

Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.

Municipal heating plant, Vienna

Vienna, Austria

Hundertwasser's Odd Architecture

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Kunsthaus Graz

Graz, Austria

Kunsthaus Graz

Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

The abandoned torpedo launch station.

Rijeka, Croatia

Torpedo Launch Station

Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.

The Dunmore Pineapple House

Dunmore, Scotland

The Dunmore Pineapple House

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

Gustave Eiffel's Secret Apartment

Paris, France

Gustave Eiffel's Secret Apartment

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

Petite Ceinture

Paris, France

Petite Ceinture

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

The submarine pens in La Rochelle.

La Rochelle, France

Nazi U-Boat Pens, La Pallise

A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.

It Wasn't Meant To End Like This. (Creative Review)
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Aarhus, Denmark

It Wasn't Meant To End Like This

Digger attempting to hide itself under 300 tons of rubble.

CopenHill

Copenhagen, Denmark

CopenHill

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.

Superkilen

Copenhagen, Denmark

Superkilen

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.

Wat Saam Prasob during the dry season

Tambon Nong Lu, Thailand

Wat Saam Prasob, the Sunken Temple

During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.

Phraya Nakhon Cave.

Sam Roi Yot, Thailand

Phraya Nakhon Cave

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

Vena Cava

Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico

Vena Cava

Get three sheets to the wind at this desert winery with a nautical theme.

Hubertusbad.
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Berlin, Germany

Hubertusbad

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

Getting out of the Devil's pool. The other exit is to climb up the rocks to the viewer's left.

Victoria Falls, Zambia

Devil's Swimming Pool

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

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