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The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

This little patch of Europe remained neutral for more than a century because of a mine.

This Belgian observatory bears a striking resemblance to Futurama's Planet Express building.

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

Stop by to view a fleet of handmade kayaks, all modeled on traditional Arctic hunting vessels.

A top-secret bunker now turned museum, is an eerie look at what life would have looked like in the event of nuclear war.

An undulating wicker beast looms peacefully atop a sand dune in Belgium.

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

The world's biggest pet store.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

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

Two gravestones clasp hands over the religious divide.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

This impressive collection of skulls and bones was gathered by an ex-zookeeper who took advantage of a pig plague.

Haunting monument to the German Jewish philosopher who died while fleeing fascism.

No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.

Somewhere there is a giant who can no longer poop, but now travelers can stay inside his anus.