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 abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

The bridge that cost Germany a World Heritage Site.

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

This strange statue depicts a young boy's body with an adult Mozart's head and a single wing.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.