Rathen, Germany
Rathen Open Air Stage
This stone amphitheater was once part of Nazi Germany's plan to promote propaganda.
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Rathen, Germany
This stone amphitheater was once part of Nazi Germany's plan to promote propaganda.
Dusseldorf, Germany
This concrete church spent a period of its history as a World War II bunker.
Bremen, Germany
Constructed by forced laborers, this submarine pen is now a museum and war memorial.
Augsburg, Germany
Deep in the forest next to Augsburg are abandoned bunkers and bullet traps from the region's military past.
Wehringen, Germany
Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.
Berlin, Germany
The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.
Königswinter, Germany
A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.
Mettlach, Germany
Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."
Cologne, Germany
The final resting place for a wealthy Roman family, this tomb might be the best preserved of its kind outside Italy.
Berlin, Germany
Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.
Berlin, Germany
An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.
Stradbally West, Ireland
The remains of a majestic house that was once stood in the crosshairs of the Irish Republican Army.
Dublin, Ireland
A former fortified tower now houses a collection of classic communications equipment.
Dunree Head, Ireland
A retired military stronghold on the rolling green coast of Donegal.
Inisheer, Ireland
These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.
County Wicklow, Ireland
Ancient Bronze Age rampart that was used into the middle ages.
Snugborough, Ireland
A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.
Killea, Ireland
A massive Celtic cross secretly growing in an Irish forest.
Dublin, Ireland
The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.
Louth, Ireland
A mysterious Neolithic tomb is perched along the edge of a modern golf course.
Drogheda, Ireland
The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.
Louth, Ireland
A stone wall that mysteriously moved three feet from its foundation.
Waterford, Ireland
Impressive mining ruins overlook a spectacular view of Ireland's Copper Coast.