One room inside this building mesmerizes all with its parabolic dome.

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

This mine is home to the largest man-made hole in Europe.

A distinctive former power plant turned university lecture hall looks like it could make you breakfast.

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.

Hidden in the forest are the remains of a former World War II chemical plant.

This viaduct serves as a reminder of World War II.

After local authorities changed the design, the building's architect, Le Corbusier, wanted nothing to do with it.

The metal-free wooden towers of Brück.

Volkswagen's dedicated museum dives into the complex history of one of the world's best known cars.

A decomissioned facility where the German "Transrapid" maglev trains were once tested.

The world's first motorway was used as a racetrack until the late 1990s.

This abandoned hospital has a long history, having housed both German and Soviet soldiers in the course of its life.

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

Designed to resemble foreign architecture, this mosque-looking structure was used to pump water to a royal fountain.

In a divided Germany, Potsdam's "central" train station was relocated to the city's southern suburbs to avoid West Berlin.

This elaborate stone bridge over the Neisse river has sat in pieces since 1945.

This 165-foot water tower has been supplying the residents of Varel with drinking water for more than a century.

After falling into disuse, this imposing department store found new life as a Hollywood backdrop and a theater.

A team of concrete athletes stands in the middle of a traffic circle.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.