Tübingen, Germany
Pi-Chacán
This giant statue of a vulva became internationally famous after an American exchange student got stuck in it.
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Tübingen, Germany
This giant statue of a vulva became internationally famous after an American exchange student got stuck in it.
Ulm, Germany
Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.
Waldeck, Germany
A century-long search for a church that was never there.
Waldeck, Germany
As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.
Wiesbaden, Germany
A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.
Wiesbaden, Germany
This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.
Wiesbaden, Germany
The final resting place of the famed German pilot, the "Red Baron."
Wiesbaden, Germany
A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.
Worms, Germany
A statue dedicated to the antihero of the Nibelung legend.
Worms, Germany
The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.
Wuppertal, Germany
This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Xanten, Germany
These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.
Zossen, Germany
Several of these strange cone-shaped bunkers can still be seen around the former Nazi headquarters.
Zossen, Germany
A statue of Vladimir Illyich Lenin guards this abandoned building in the "Forbidden City."
Anchorage, Alaska
Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.
Anchorage, Alaska
Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.
Anchorage, Alaska
This Alaska library may be the only one in the country that allows you to check out pieces of taxidermy.
Anchorage, Alaska
During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.
Noboribetsu, Japan
After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.
Oshu, Japan
A derelict New Zealand-themed amusement park in Japan.
Suminoe-ku, Japan
An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”
Agano, Japan
A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.
Tokorozawa, Japan
An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.