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Pi-Chacán

Tübingen, Germany

Pi-Chacán

This giant statue of a vulva became internationally famous after an American exchange student got stuck in it.

The quirky Einstein fountain.

Ulm, Germany

Einstein Fountain

Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.

Steeple in the lake

Waldeck, Germany

The Steeple in the Edersee

A century-long search for a church that was never there.

Ruins of the old Berich Ironworks

Waldeck, Germany

The Drowned Convent and Village of Berich

As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.

Wiesbaden Kurhaus Spielbank

Wiesbaden, Germany

Wiesbaden Kurhaus Spielbank

A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.

Giant cuckoo clock.

Wiesbaden, Germany

Gebr. Stern GmbH's Giant Cuckoo Clock

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

Family plot

Wiesbaden, Germany

The Red Baron's Grave

The final resting place of the famed German pilot, the "Red Baron."

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Wiesbaden, Germany

Nerobergbahn

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

The statue depicts Hagen dumping the Nibelung hoard.

Worms, Germany

Hagendenkmal

A statue dedicated to the antihero of the Nibelung legend.

Jewish Cemetery in Worms

Worms, Germany

Jewish Cemetery in Worms

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.

Lego Bridge in Wuppertal, Germany

Wuppertal, Germany

Lego Bridge

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

The Wuppertal "kaiserwagen" which once carried the German Emperor.

Wuppertal, Germany

Schwebebahn Wuppertal

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

The "Owl Towers."

Xanten, Germany

Klever Gate

These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.

Winkel Towers of Zossen

Zossen, Germany

Winkel Towers of Zossen

Several of these strange cone-shaped bunkers can still be seen around the former Nazi headquarters.

Tunnel from Officer's House.

Zossen, Germany

Wünsdorf Officer's House

A statue of Vladimir Illyich Lenin guards this abandoned building in the "Forbidden City."

Water flows from the sticker covered pipe.

Anchorage, Alaska

Beluga Point Fresh Water Spring

Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.

Merging onto Alaska 1 from a scenic overlook.

Anchorage, Alaska

The Seward Highway

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

Alaska Resources Library and Information Services

Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska Resources Library and Information Services

This Alaska library may be the only one in the country that allows you to check out pieces of taxidermy.

Turnagain Arm bore tide.

Anchorage, Alaska

Turnagain Arm Bore Tide

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

Tenkaen (China Park of Heaven)
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Noboribetsu, Japan

Tenkaen (China Park of Heaven)

After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.

Abandoned replica of a New Zealand town centre.
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Oshu, Japan

Tohoku New Zealand Village

A derelict New Zealand-themed amusement park in Japan.

The dome in the bay
Permanently Closed

Suminoe-ku, Japan

Osaka Maritime Museum

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

The main cathedral
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Agano, Japan

Niigata Russian Village

A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.

The house at night. Taken by Johnny TK.
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Tokorozawa, Japan

"Ju-On: The Grudge" House

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.

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