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One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

This remarkable parking garage in Darmstadt has lived several lives and still contains remnants of its World War I past.

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

Walk through a well-preserved World War II Nazi prison and transit camp.

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

The remains of three Luftwaffe launch pads designed for manned anti-aircraft missiles.

These abandoned Cold War-era bunkers are now a designated refuge for endangered bat species.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

The Cold War-era "underground Pentagon" is a sprawling subterranean hideaway for the Defense Department.

Take in some Air Force history—and ogle some beautiful planes—at this little-known park near Myrtle Beach’s seashore.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.

A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Cold War intelligence agents monitored communist embassies from an attic in a former pigeon coop.

Large metal sculptures spread throughout an open landscape.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.